Song: Magpie
Sung By: Ian Tyson (Cowboy Legend)
CD: All The GoodUns
Written By: Ian Tyson
Transcribed By: M. Lawrence

Intro: A D E A D E
1.Magpie
You’re an early riser
Magpie
You’re a bold chastiser
Magpie
Always waking up my wife and I
You old coyote in the sky
2.Magpie
Some say (some say) you’re a bold deceiver
I say (I say) you’re a true believer
Magpie
You know the west ain’t never gonna die
Just as long as you can fly

(1st Chorus)
You roam all around these hills

Like a gypsy
I don’t see the matter with that
Your choice is meat for something to eat
I don’t have a problem with that
You build a big house

With a front and a back door
And you want to be free
Holy Moses magpie
I am you – you are me
Walk that walk

Talk that talk
Sing me a song of way long ago
Was it out on the trail

You got a beautiful tail
Riding on the back of the white buffalo
Say Magpie
Ah, the west aint never going to die
Just as long as you can fly
Old coyote in the skyis a magpie

(Instrumental)D E A D E

(2nd Chorus)

You hang all around these hills
In the winter time
Why in the world would you want to do that
If it was me I’d be out of here man
Give me a couple of seconds
And I’ll grab my hat
Ah, magpie, you’re a pretty bird
You just want to be free
Holy Moses magpie
I am you – you are me
Walk that walk
Talk that talk
Sing me a song of way long ago
Was it out on the trail
You got a beautiful tail
Did you cut a deal with the white buffalo?
Say Magpie
You know the west aint never gonna die
Just as long as you can fly