Blues In a Mynah Key by Coal Mynah


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The Song Challenge: Polly Want a Divorce? SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A Chinese housewife is seeking divorce claiming the family's talking bird dropped clues on her husband's illicit affair, state media said on Tuesday. The woman from southwestern Chongqing city said she uncovered the affair when their mynah began saying things like "Divorce," "I love you" and "Be patient" after it overheard the husband's telephone calls with his mistress, the Xinmin Evening News said. The woman said she noticed the feathered tattle-tale's strange new vocabulary after she returned from a month-long visit with her parents that started in May. Already suspecting her husband was having an affair, she observed that the bird became particularly talkative whenever the telephone rang, confirming her suspicions, the report said. Last week she brought the bird to a law office for consultation, hoping it could testify in court. "Can my mynah be used as witness?" the newspaper quoted her as asking. Lawyers were not optimistic. "The judges are unlikely to rule against your husband based only on the mynah's words," attorney Wu Di was quoted as telling her.

Blues In a Mynah Key by Coal Mynah

Coal Mynah's Comments: The second part is slow 12 bar blues, to be performed similar in style and tempo to "Love in Vain" (Robert Johnson) as done by the Rolling Stones. The Intro you probably know.

Intro:

Now the bird heard the bird heard the word
The bird bird bird Bird heard the word

She came back home from the station, with a suitcase in her hand
Well she, back home from the station, with a suitcase in her hand
When she came back home from the station, I was still her lovin' man

Next day when I came home she didn't say a word
Next day when I came home she didn't say a word
She said that she was tired, I blamed it on the bird

She went out to see a lawyer to see if she can sue
She went out to see a lawyer to see if she can sue
She asked me for a divorce, I don't know what to do

I could tell the bird was lonely when I went to work you see
I could tell the bird was lonely so I turned on the TV
What is daytime TV about? D-I-V-O-R-C-E