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Crow On The Cradle

Biography:

Judy Collins (born Judith Marjorie Collins on May 1, 1939, in Seattle, Washington) is an American singer and songwriter known for the eclectic range of material she records (which has included folk, show tunes, pop, and rock and roll, as well as and standards) and for her social activism. Beginning in 1959, she was drawn to the music of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, and the traditional songs of the folk revival of the early 1960s. In 1968 she was awarded a Grammy for "Both Sides Now".

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Judy Collins - Crow On The Cradle

CAPO: 3rd Fret

[Intro]
Em Bm Em Bm (2x)

[Verse 1]
Em
The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn
C G B7 Em
Now is the time for a child to be born
Bm G
He'll cry at the moon and he'll laugh at the sun
B7 Em
If he's a boy he'll carry a gun
Am C Em Bm Em Bm
Sang the crow on the cradle

[Verse 2]
Em
If it should be that our baby's a girl
C G B7 Em
Never you mind if her hair doesn't curl
Bm G
Rings on her fingers, bells on her toes
B7 Em
A bomber above her wherever she goes
Am C Em Bm Em Bm
Sang the crow on the cradle

[Verse 3]
Em
Rock-a-bye baby, the dark and the light
C G B7 Em
Somebody's baby is born for a fight
Bm G
Rock-a-bye baby, the white and the black
B7 Em
Somebody's baby is not coming back
Am C Em Bm Em Bm
Sang the crow on the cradle

[Verse 4]
Em
Your mother and father they'll scrape and they'll save
C G B7 Em
Build you a coffin and dig you a grave
Bm G
Hush a bye little one, why do you weep?
B7 Em
We have a toy that will put you to sleep
Am C Em Bm Em Bm
Sang the crow on the cradle

[Verse 5]
Em
Bring me a gun and I'll shoot that bird dead
C G B7 Em
That's what your father and mother once said
Bm G
Crow on the cradle, what shall I do?
N.C. B7 Em
That is the thing I'll leave up to you
Am C Em Bm Em Bm Em
Sang the crow on the cradle