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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 cry for the moon and he'll laugh at the sun,
C ......... Am ............ E7...... Am
If he's a boy he can carry a gun -
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Sang the crow on the cradle.

If it should be that our baby's a girl
Never you mind if her hair doesn't curl.
Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes
And a bomber above her wherever she goes -
Sang the crow on the cradle.

Your mother and father, they'll scrape and they'll save,
Build you a coffin, and dig you a grave.
Hushabye little one, why do you weep?
We've got a toy that can put you to sleep -
Sang the crow on the cradle.

Bring me a gun and I'll shoot that bird dead -
That's what your mother and father once said.
Crow on the cradle, oh, what shall I do?
That is a thing I must leave up to you -
Sang the crow on the cradle.