Lyric Fortune Presents Gifts not According to the Book

Fortune presents gifts not according to the book
Fortune presents gifts not according to the book

When you expect whistles it s flutes
When you expect flutes it s whistles

What various paths are followed in distributing honours and possesions
She gives awards to some and penitent s cloaks to others

When you expect whistles it s flutes
When you expect flutes it s whistles

Sometimes she robs the chief goatherd of his cottage and and goatpen
And to whomever she fancies the lamest goat has born two kids

When you expect whistles it s flutes
When you expect flutes it s whistles

Because in a village a poor lad has stolen one egg
He swings in the sun and another gets away with a thousand crimes

When you expect whistles it s flutes
When you expect flutes it s whistles