Key: G minor
Intro 1
Em
Verse 1
Em
The sheep's in the meadow
The cow's in the corn
C
G
B
Em
Now is the time for a child to be born
He'll laugh at the moon
Bm
And cry for the sun
G
B
Em
And if it's a boy he'll carry a gun
B
Am
Em
Sang the crow on the cradle
Verse 2
Em
And if it should be that
C
this baby's a girl
G
B
Never you mind if her hair doesn't curl
Em
With rings on her fingers
Bm
G
And bells on her toes
And a bomber above her
B
Em
wherever she goes
A
Am
Sang the crow on the cradle
Em
Verse 3
The crow on the cradle
The black and the white
C
G
B
Em
Somebody's baby is born for a fight
The crow on the cradle
Bm
G
The white and the black
B
Em
Somebody's baby is not coming back
Am
Sang the crow on the cradle
Interlude 1
Em
Verse 4
Em
Your mother and father will
sweat and they'll slave
C
G
To build you a coffin and
B
Em
dig you a grave
Hush-a-bye little little little one,
Bm
never you weep
G
For we've got a toy that
B
Em
can put you to sleep
C
Am
C
Sang the crow on the cradle
Interlude 2
Em
Verse 5
Em
Bring me my gun,
C
and I'll shoot that bird dead
G
That's what your mother
B
Em
and father once said
The crow on the cradle,
Bm
what can we do
Ah, this is a thing that I'll
B
Em
leave up to you
Am
Em
Sang the crow on the cradle
Outro 1
Sang the crow on the cradle
Em
Em
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