X:283
T:Three Black Crows, The
C:Collected by Wendy Lowenstein from Jack "Speargrass" Guard of Georgetown, Qld
M:2/4
L:1/8
Q:120
K:G
D|"G"GF "C"ED|"G"GA B>B|"D7"cB AG|cB A2|
w:Now three black crows sat on a tree, And they were black as they could be,
P:Black Crow
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w:Crrrk, crrrk, crrk.
P: Cockatoo (White Crow)
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w:Arrk, arrk,_ arrk
W:
W:Said one black crow unto the other,
W:"Where shall we dine today, dear brother?"
W:Crrrk, crrrk, crrrk.
W:
W:"On yonder hill's an old gray mare,
W:I think, my friends, we shall dine there."
W:Crrrk, crrrk, crrk.
W:
W:They perched upon her high backbone,
W:And picked her eyes out one by one,
W:Crrrk, crrrk, crrrk.
W:
W:Said the second black crow unto the other,
W:"Isn't she a tough old bugger?"
W:Crrrk, crrrk, crrk.
W:
W:Up came a squatter with his gun,
W:And shot them all excepting one,
W:Crrrk, crrrk, crrk.
W:
W:Now that one black crow got such a fright,
W:He turned from black right into white,
W:Crrrk, crrrk, crrrk.
W:
W:Now that is why you'll often see
W:A white crow sitting on a tree,
W:Arrk, arrk, arrk.