The Crow On the Cradle

[Verse 1] The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn Now is the time for a child to be born He'll laugh at the moon and he'll cry for the sun And if it's a boy he'll carry a gun Sang the crow on the cradle [Verse 2] And if it should be that this baby's a girl Never you mind if her hair doesn't curl With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes And a bomber above her wherever she goes Sang the crow on the cradle [Verse 3] The crow on the cradle, the black and the white Somebody's baby is born for a fight The crow on the cradle, the white and the black Somebody's baby is not coming back Sang the crow on the cradle [Verse 4] Your mother and father, they'll sweat and they'll save To build you a coffin and dig you a grave Hush-a-bye little one, never you weep For we've got a toy that can put you to sleep Sang the crow on the cradle [Verse 5] Bring me my gun and I'll shoot that bird dead That's what your mother and father once said The crow on the cradle, what can we do This is a thing that I'll leave up to you Sang the crow on the cradle [Outro] Ah, this is a thing that I'll leave up to you Sang the crow on the cradle