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