There was a star in David's land,
In David's land appeared;
And in king Herod's bedroom
So bright it did shine there.
The Wise Men they soon spied it,
They told the king on high,
That a princely babe was born that night,
No man could ever destroy.
If this be true, king Herod said,
That you being telling me,
This roasted fowl that's in the dish
Shall crow full fences three.*
Well the fowl soon feathered and thrustened well,
By the work of God's own hands,
Three times that roasted c*** did crow
In the dish where he did stand.
In David's land appeared;
And in king Herod's bedroom
So bright it did shine there.
The Wise Men they soon spied it,
They told the king on high,
That a princely babe was born that night,
No man could ever destroy.
If this be true, king Herod said,
That you being telling me,
This roasted fowl that's in the dish
Shall crow full fences three.*
Well the fowl soon feathered and thrustened well,
By the work of God's own hands,
Three times that roasted c*** did crow
In the dish where he did stand.