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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.
Polly Wolly Diddle by Trapper
(New words by Al Boyce 6/25/2001)
Oh, I went down south for to see my folks
My husband and my mynah bird stayed
In my bed he was giving his mistress strokes,
And Polly watched him diddle all the day.
Chorus:
Fare thee well, Fare thee well,
Fare thee well, my Li Wang Hei
For I'm goin' to my lawyer, with Polly on my shoulder
Cause Polly watched you diddle all the day.
He said "I love you" and "DIVORCE"
And Polly watched him diddle all the day.
The bird learned all these words of course
'Cause Polly watched him diddle all the day.
CHORUS
My lawyer's case would not be heard
And Polly watched him diddle all the day.
So I moved out and flipped Wang the bird...
'Cause Polly watched him diddle all the day.
CHORUS