IntroEmBmEmBm (2x)
Verse 1Em
The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn
CGB7Em
Now is the time for a child to be born
BmG
He'll cry at the moon and he'll laugh at the sun
B7Em
If he's a boy he'll carry a gun
AmCEmBmEmBm
Sang the crow on the cradle
Verse 2Em
If it should be that our baby's a girl
CGB7Em
Never you mind if her hair doesn't curl
BmG
Rings on her fingers, bells on her toes
B7EmA bomber above her wherever she goes
AmCEmBmEmBm
Sang the crow on the cradle
Verse 3Em
Rock-a-bye baby, the dark and the light
CGB7Em
Somebody's baby is born for a fight
BmG
Rock-a-bye baby, the white and the black
B7Em
Somebody's baby is not coming back
AmCEmBmEmBm
Sang the crow on the cradle
Verse 4Em
Your mother and father they'll scrape and they'll save
CGB7Em
Build you a coffin and dig you a grave
BmG
Hush a bye little one, why do you weep?
B7Em
We have a toy that will put you to sleep
AmCEmBmEmBm
Sang the crow on the cradle
Verse 5
Em
Bring me a gun and I'll shoot that bird dead
CGB7Em
That's what your father and mother once said
BmG
Crow on the cradle, what shall I do?
N.C. B7Em
That is the thing I'll leave up to you
AmCEmBmEmBmEm
Sang the crow on the cradle
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.