Judy Collins - Crow on the cradle

The ^Emsheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn ^CNow is the ^Gtime for a ^B7child to be ^Emborn He'll cry at the moon and he'll laugh at the ^Bmsun ^G If he's a boy he'll ^B7carry a ^Emgun Sang the ^Amcrow^C on the ^Emcradle ^{Bm Em Bm}

^EmIf it should be that our baby's a girl ^CNever you ^Gmind if her ^B7hair doesn't ^Emcurl Rings on her fingers, bells on her ^Bmtoes ^G A bomber above her wher^B7ever she ^Emgoes Sang the ^Amcrow^C on the ^Emcradle ^{Bm Em Bm}

^EmRock-a-bye baby, the dark and the light ^CSomebody's ^Gbaby is ^B7born for a ^Emfight Rock-a-bye baby, the white and the ^Bmblack ^G Somebody's baby is ^B7not coming ^Emback Sang the ^Amcrow^C on the ^Emcradle ^{Bm Em Bm}

Your ^Emmother and father they'll scrape and they'll save ^CBuild you a ^Gcoffin and ^B7dig you a ^Emgrave Hush a bye little one, why do you ^Bmweep? ^G We have a toy that will ^B7put you to ^Emsleep Sang the ^Amcrow^C on the ^Emcradle ^{Bm Em Bm}

^EmBring me a gun and I'll shoot that bird dead ^CThat's what your ^Gfather and ^B7mother once ^Emsaid Crow on the cradle, what shall I ^Bmdo? ^G

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That is the thing I'll ^B7leave up to ^Emyou Sang the ^Amcrow^C on the ^Emcradle ^{Bm Em Bm Em}