Jackson Browne - Crow On The Cradle Lyrics
(from the soundtrack to no nukes; peformed live by jackson browne with graham nash & david lindley)The sheeps in the meadowThe cows in the cornNow is the time for a child to be bornHell laugh at the moonAnd cry for the sunAnd if its a boy hell carry a gunSang the crow on the cradleAnd if it should be that this babys a girlNever you mind if her hair doesnt curlWith rings on her fingersAnd bells on her toesAnd a bomber above her wherever she goesSang the crow on the cradleThe crow on the cradleThe black and the whiteSomebodys baby is born for a fightThe crow on the cradleThe white and the blackSomebodys baby is not coming backSang the crow on the cradleYour mother and father will sweat and theyll slaveTo build you a coffin and dig you a graveHush-a-bye little one, never you weepFor weve got a toy that can put you to sleepSang the crow on the cradleBring me my gun, and Ill shoot that bird deadThats what your mother and father once saidThe crow on the cradle, what can we doAh, this is a thing that Ill leave up to youSang the crow on the cradleSang the crow on the cradle
