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[“Kookoorookoo! kookoorookoo!”]

“Kookoorookoo! kookoorookoo!”
Crows the cock before the morn;
“Kikirikee! kikirikee!”
Roses in the east are born.
“Kookoorookoo! kookoorookoo!”
Early birds begin their singing;
“Kikirikee! kikirikee!”
The day, the day, the day is springing.