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LYRICAL VERSE-GOOD LUCK

PLACE A LADYBUG ON YOUR HAND AND IF YOU CAN FINISH THIS
VERSE BEFORE THE LADYBUG FLIES AWAY, YOU WILL HAVE GOOD LUCK:
LADYBUG, LADYBUG,
OVER THE FORESTS THERE IS A CHURCH OF STONE.
IN THAT CHURCH THE BELLS ARE RINGING,
THE SHEPHERDS ARE CHASING THE SHEEP HOME. MM
THEN BLOW THE LADYBUG AWAY. TRANSLATED FROM POLISH

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

James Callow Keyword(s): TRANSLATION

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief C860.646

Date learned: 03-11-1970

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