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Whatâs the origin of the phrase âThe collywobblesâ?
Colly is an English dialect word meaning coal dust. Blackbirds were hence known as colly birds. The song Twelve days of Christmas is usually sung as âmy true love sent to me, four calling birdsâ⊠but the actual line is âfour colly birdsâ.
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Whatâs the origin of the phrase âThe collywobblesâ?
Colly is an English dialect word meaning coal dust. Blackbirds were hence known as colly birds. The song Twelve days of Christmas is usually sung as âmy true love sent to me, four calling birdsâ⊠but the actual line is âfour colly birdsâ.