{t:The Crow on the Cradle}
{artist:Sydney Carter}


{c:capo on 3}


{c:intro} [Em]       [C]   [G]   [D]   [Em]   [D]      [Em]


The [Em]sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn
[C]Now is the [G]time for a [D]child to be [Em]born
He'll [Em]laugh at the moon and he'll cry for the [Bm]sun
And [C]if he's a [G]boy he will [D]carry a [Em]gun
Sang the [D]crow on the [Em]cradle

And [Em]if it should be that this baby's a girl
O [C]never you [G]mind if her [D]hair doesn't [Em]curl
With [Em]rings on her fingers and bells on her [Bm]toes
And a [C]bomber ab[G]ove her wher[D]ever she [Em]goes
Sang the [D]crow on the [Em]cradle

The [Em]crow on the cradle, the black and the white
O [C]somebody's [G]baby is [D]born for a [Em]fight
The [Em]crow on the cradle, the white and the [Bm]black
O [C]somebody's [G]baby is [D]not coming [Em]back
Sang the [D]crow on the [Em]cradle

Your [Em]mother and father, they'll sweat and they'll save
To [C]build you a [G]coffin and [D]dig you a [Em]grave
[Em]Hushabye, little one, never you [Bm]weep
For [C]we've got a [G]toy that will [D]put you to [Em]sleep
Sang the [D]crow on the [Em]cradle

[Em]Bring me a gun and I'll shoot that bird dead
[C]That's what your [G]mother and [D]father once [Em]said
The [Em]crow on the cradle, what shall we [Bm]do?
[C]This is the [G]thing that I [D]leave up to [Em]you
Sang the [D]crow on the [Em]cradle
Sang the [D]crow on the [Em]cradle
Sang the [D]crow on the [Em]cradle