Crow On The Cradle

Em  Bm  Em  Bm  (2x)

[Verse 1]
    Em
The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's
 in the corn
C          G          B7         
Now is the time for a child to be 
 Em
born
He'll cry at the moon and he'll 
             Bm   G
laugh at the sun
                    B7      Em
If he's a boy he'll carry a gun
         Am  C       Em      Bm  
Sang the crow on the cradle
Em  Bm



[Verse 2]
Em
If it should be that our baby's a 
girl
C         G           B7         
Never you mind if her hair 
  Em
doesn't curl
Rings on her fingers, bells on her 
Bm    G
toes
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                       B7       Em
A bomber above her wherever she goes
         Am  C       Em      Bm  
Sang the crow on the cradle
Em  Bm



[Verse 3]
Em
Rock-a-bye baby, the dark and the 
light
C          G       B7         Em
Somebody's baby is born for a fight
Rock-a-bye baby, the white and the 
Bm     G
black
                   B7         Em
Somebody's baby is not coming back
         Am  C       Em      Bm  
Sang the crow on the cradle
Em  Bm



[Verse 4]
     Em
Your mother and father they'll 
scrape and they'll save
C           G          B7        
Build you a coffin and dig you a 
Em
grave
Hush a bye little one, why do you 
Bm    G
weep?
                        B7         
We have a toy that will put you to 
Em
sleep
         Am  C       Em      Bm  
Sang the crow on the cradle
Em  Bm



[Verse 5]
Em
Bring me a gun and I'll shoot that 
bird dead
C                G          B7  
That's what your father and 
        Em
mother once said
                                 Bm
Crow on the cradle, what shall I 
   G
do?
N.C.                   B7          
Em
That is the thing I'll leave up to 
you
         Am  C       Em      Bm  
Sang the crow on the cradle
Em  Bm   Em