possibly by Stevie Smith (1903 - 1971)

Avondale
Language: English 
How sweet the birds of Avondale
Of Avondale, of Avondale,
How sweet the birds of Avondale
Do swoop and swing and call.

The children too of Avondale
Of Avondale, of Avondale,
The boys and girls of Avondale
Do swoop and swing and call.

And all the little cats and dogs
Of Avondale, of Avondale,
In their own way in Avondale
Do swoop and swing and call,

And oh it is a pleasant sight
It is a very pleasant sight
To see the creatures so delight
To swoop and swing and call,
In Avondale, in Avondale,
To see them swoop and call.

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Confirmed with The Collected Poems of Stevie Smith Penguin Books 1985 page 445.


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