Crows On The Cradle Lyrics - Judy Collins

The sheep's in the meadow 

The cow's in the corn 

Now is the time for a child to be born 

He'll laugh at the moon 

And cry for the sun 

And if it's a boy he'll carry a gun 

Sang the crow on the cradle 

And if it should be that this baby's a girl 

Never you mind if her hair doesn't curl 

With rings on her fingers 

And bells on her toes 

And a bomber above her wherever she goes 

Sang the crow on the cradle 

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The crow on the cradle 

The black and the white 

Somebody's baby is born for a fight 

The crow on the cradle 

The white and the black 

Somebody's baby is not coming back 

Sang the crow on the cradle 

Your mother and father will sweat and they'll save 

To build you a coffin and dig you a grave 

Hush-a-bye little one, never you weep 

For we've got a toy that can put you to sleep 

Sang the crow on the cradle 

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Bring me my gun, and I'll shoot that bird dead 

That's what your mother and father once said 

The crow on the cradle, what can we do 

Ah, this is a thing that I'll leave up to you 

Sang the crow on the cradle 

Sang the crow on the cradle