The Butcherbird Poem by Francis Duggan

The butcherbird sings a happy song but butcherbird's a sinner
He steals the young of other birds and eats them for his dinner
He eats the young of other birds and sing his merry ditty
The ruthless killer butcherbird to others show no pity.

The Butcherbird's a cruel bird and all to him a stranger
And at nesting time he risk his life to keep his young from danger
He chase away all others birds the cruelest of the crueler
And in his own corner of the wood the Butcherbird is ruler.

The Butcherbird the violent bird his foes are in the many
And he doesn't seem to have a friend and he doesn't deserve any
He guard his wife and childer and he chase away all others
And Butcherbird the fearless bird will even fight his brothers