Crow On The Cradle

Em Bm Em Bm (2x) Em The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn C G B7 Em Now is the time for a child to be born Bm G He'll cry at the moon and he'll laugh at the sun B7 Em If he's a boy he'll carry a gun Am C Em Bm Em Bm Sang the crow on the cradle Em If it should be that our baby's a girl C G B7 Em Never you mind if her hair doesn't curl Bm G Rings on her fingers, bells on her toes B7 Em A bomber above her wherever she goes Am C Em Bm Em Bm Sang the crow on the cradle Em Rock-a-bye baby, the dark and the light C G B7 Em Somebody's baby is born for a fight Bm G Rock-a-bye baby, the white and the black B7 Em Somebody's baby is not coming back Am C Em Bm Em Bm Sang the crow on the cradle Em Your mother and father they'll scrape and they'll save C G B7 Em Build you a coffin and dig you a grave Bm G Hush a bye little one, why do you weep? B7 Em We have a toy that will put you to sleep Am C Em Bm Em Bm Sang the crow on the cradle Em Bring me a gun and I'll shoot that bird dead C G B7 Em That's what your father and mother once said Bm G Crow on the cradle, what shall I do? N.C. B7 Em That is the thing I'll leave up to you Am C Em Bm Em Bm Em Sang the crow on the cradle