Crow on the Cradle

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Judy Collins

Judith "Judy" Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939) is an American singer and songwriter, known for her eclectic tastes in the material she records (which has included folk, show tunes, pop, rock and roll and standards), and for her social activism. She is an alumna of MacMurray College, Jacksonville, Illinois. more »

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1962

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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 cry for the sun 
And if it's a boy he'll carry a gun 
Sang the crow on the cradle 

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 

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 

Your mother and father will sweat and they'll slave 
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 

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 
Ah, this is a thing that I'll leave up to you 
Sang the crow on the cradle 
Sang the crow on the cradle

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