Am     D  Em

[Verse]
Em
The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn
C          G          D           Em
Now is the time for a child to be born
                                                Bm7
You'll laugh at the moon and you'll cry for the sun
    C         G          D       Em
And if it's a boy, he'll carry a gun
    Am          D       Em
Sang the crow___ on the cradle

[Verse]
Em
And if it should be that this baby's a girl
C         G           D            Em
Never you mind if her hair doesn't curl
                                           Bm7
With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes
  C       G            D        Em
A shadow above her wherever she goes
    Am          D       Em
Sang the crow___ on the cradle

[Verse]
Em
The crow on the cradle, the black on the white
C          G       D          Em
Somebody's baby is born for a fight
                                         Bm7
The crow on the cradle, the white on the black
C          G       D          Em
Somebody's baby is not coming back
    Am          D       Em
Sang the crow___ on the cradle

[Verse]
Em
Bring me my gun and I'll shoot that bird dead
C                G          D               Em
That's what your mother and father once said
                                  Bm7
A crow on the cradle, what can we do?
C           G            D           Em
This is the thing I must leave up to you
    Am          D       Em
Sang the crow___ on the cradle
    Am          D       Em
Sang the crow___ on the cradle