title: The Crow On the Cradlekey: Folkharp type: Chromaticgenre: Bbskill: AnyBy: Sidney CarterJackson Browne, Judy CollinsWar protest songKey: Gm-5 7 -7* -7 7 -5The sheep’s in the mead-ow7 7 -7* -7 7The cow’s in the corn7 -6 -5* -5 4 -3* -3 -5 -5 3Now is the time for a child to be born7 7 -7* -7 7You’ll cry at the moon-5 -5 7 -7* -7 -6And you’ll laugh at the sun-5 -5 -5 -5 5-5 -5 -3* -3 3If he’s a boy he’ll car-ry a gun-5 -5 4 -3* 4 3 3Sang the crow on the cra-dleAnd if it should be that this baby’s a girlNever you mind if her hair doesn’t curlWith rings on her fingersAnd bells on her toesAnd a bomber above her wherever she goesSang the crow on the cradleThe crow on the cradleThe black and the whiteSomebody’s baby is born for a fightThe crow on the cradleThe white and the blackSomebody’s baby is not coming backSang the crow on the cradleYour mother and fatherwill sweat and they’ll slaveTo build you a coffin and dig you a graveHush-a-bye little one, never you weepFor we’ve got a toy that can put you to sleepSang the crow on the cradleBring me my gun, and I’ll shoot that bird deadThat’s what your mother and father once saidThe crow on the cradle, what can we doAh, this is a thing that I’ll leave up to youSang the crow on the cradleSang the crow on the cradle