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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.


My Mynah by Bradypus
(To the tune of 'Delilah')

I saw the light in his eyes when I said I was leaving
To visit my parents. He said "Honey, sure, on you go"
I left my mynah
My mynah heard every word, and now I'm in the know

My my my, my mynah
Why, why, why, my mynah
I could see his love was ceasing to be
But I had no proof, that's the truth, 'til my mynah told me

Day after day on the phone my bird heard the pair talking
Whispers of loving and D I V O R C E
In time it learned them
It sang them to me, and I listened and longed to be free

My my my, my mynah
Why, why, why, my mynah
I could see his love was ceasing to be
But I had no proof, that's the truth, 'til my mynah told me

So to my lawyer I went, taking mynah bird with me.
"I want a divorce, and I want every penny he's got.
This bird's my witness"
But birds can't take oaths, so that oaf will got off like as not,

My my my, my mynah
Why, why, why, my mynah
You can swear, but in court they just don't seem to care
I'm sorry, my mynah, but justice is not always fair.

Here's the new plan that we've hatched between me and my mynah.
Here's a cassette, and the button to make it record
Next time he phones her
My mynah will press down the button and catch every word

My my my, my mynah
Why, why, why, my mynah
We'll be free, we'll find fame and end up on TV
Rich and happy forever, together, my mynah and me
Rich and happy forever, together, my mynah and me

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