[verse 1] I've eaten so many burgers Working on this case I'm wearing my police uniform And applying rules in PACE I'm studying these birds That visit the square They're black and white Like a game of do or dare [chorus] Magpies Magpies Everywhere Loosening their tag Magpies Magpies Do or dare My colleagues lost their rag [verse 2] We fitted them with monitoring tags To find out where they go But they loosened them off And escaped So now we do not know I'm watching the ring develop And trying to stay aloof The magpies keep on changing What I need is proof [chorus] Magpies Magpies Everywhere Loosening their tag Magpies Magpies Do or dare My colleagues lost their rag [verse 3] I'll watch them 'til the cows come home It's made me late for tea I'm on double shifts this week The LEED detective's ME I've collared all the evidence Listing all their wrongs I'm watching all the magpies And I'm listening to their songs [outro] I've eaten so many burgers Working on this case I was wearing my police uniform And applied the rules of PACE
