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The owl Lyrics by Richard Rodney Bennett

The Aviary

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When cats run home and light is come
And dew is cold upon the ground
And the far-off stream is dumb
And the whirring sail goes round;
Alone and warming his five wits
The white owl in the belfry sits
When merry milkmaids click the latch
And rarely smells the new-mown hay
And the cock hath sung beneath the thatch
Twice or thrice his round-e-lay;
Alone and warming his five wits
The white owl in the belfry sits

About “The owl” by Richard Rodney Bennett

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"The owl" appears on "The Aviary".

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