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[Verse 1]
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The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn
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now is the time,  for a child to be born
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he'll laugh at the moon and cry for the sun
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and if it's a boy,  he'll carry a gun
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sang the crow, on the cradle

[Verse 2]
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and if it should be that this baby's a girl
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never you mind if her hair doesn't curl
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with rings on her fingers and bells on her toes
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and a bomber above her wherever she goes
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sang the crow, on the cradle

[Verse 3]
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the crow on the cradle, the black and the white
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somebody's baby,   is born for a fight
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the crow on the cradle, the white and the black
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somebody's baby,  is not coming back
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sang the crow, on the cradle

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[Verse 4]
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your mother and father will sweat and they'll slave
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to build you a coffin and dig you a grave
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hush-a-bye little one, never you weep
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for we've got a toy that can put you to sleep
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sang the crow   on the cradle

[Verse 5]
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bring me my gun, and I'll shoot that bird dead
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that's what your mother and father once said
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the crow on the cradle, what can we do
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Ah, this is a thing that I'll leave up to you
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sang the crow   on the cradle
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this is a thing,  that I'll leave up to you
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sang the crow  on the cradle