Boom Went the Bittern

“Boom.” went the Bittern from the back of the marsh “Wet my lips.” said the Quail in the tall grass Yellowhammer sings from the top of the tree For "A little bit of bread and no cheese!" “Teacher! Teacher!” Said the tits on the feeder “Pink.” said the Finch from the table of seeds “Chiff Chaff”, Chiff Chaff said its own name And I wish they all did the same Like the Cuckoo "Cuckoo Cuckoo Cuckoo." “Twit twoo” said the Owl in the evening “Cockadoodledoo!” said the Chicken in the morning Nightingale sings for the whole night through And you can hear them in the daytime too “I’m boring, I’m boring.” Do you hear what the collared dove is calling? While the Swifts arrive from many miles away And they shout and they scream all day “AHHHHH!” “Boom.” went the Bittern from the back of the marsh “Wet my lips.” said the Quail in the tall grass Yellowhammer sings from the top of the tree For "A little bit of bread and no cheese!" “Teacher! Teacher!” Said the tits on the feeder “Pink.” said the Finch on the table of seeds “Chiff Chaff”, Chiff Chaff said its own name… …and I wish they all did the same