[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