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 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 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 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 ah this is a thing that i ll leave up to you sang the crow on the cradle