Carrion Crow (OT2003-3005-011)
Dublin Core
Title
Carrion Crow (OT2003-3005-011)
Alternative Title
Farmer and the Crow
Description
Song excerpted from audio recording OT2003-3005, part of VFC2003-0007 Margaret MacArthur Collection.
Creator
Source
Margaret MacArthur Collection -- VFC2003-0007. Vermont Folklife Center Archive, Vermont Folklife Center, Middlebury, Vermont, United States of America.
Date Created
1961-11-02
Contributor
Is Part Of
Language
en
Type
Identifier
VFC2003-0007 OT2003-3005-011
Rights Holder
Vermont Folklife Center
Song Item Type Metadata
Local Title
Carrion Crow
Standard Title
Carrion Crow
Standard Title Reference
Folk Music Index (http://www.ibiblio.org/folkindex)
Transcription
Oh an old crow sat upon an oak
Derry derry derry day-co
An old crow sat upon an oak
And these were the very words that he spoke
Sing hi ho carrion crow
Derry derry derry day-co
Oh wife bring me my old bent bow
Derry derry derry day-co
Wife bring me my old bent bow
So I may shoot yon carrion crow
Sing hi ho carrion crow
Derry derry derry day-co
Oh the tailor shot and he missed his mark
Derry derry derry day-co
The tailor shot and he missed his mark
And shot his old sow through the heart
Sing hi ho carrion crow
Derry derry derry day-co
Oh the old sow died and the bells did toll
Derry derry derry day-co
Oh the old sow died and the bells did toll
And the little pigs prayed for the old sow's soul
Sing hi ho carrion crow
Derry derry derry day-co
Derry derry derry day-co
An old crow sat upon an oak
And these were the very words that he spoke
Sing hi ho carrion crow
Derry derry derry day-co
Oh wife bring me my old bent bow
Derry derry derry day-co
Wife bring me my old bent bow
So I may shoot yon carrion crow
Sing hi ho carrion crow
Derry derry derry day-co
Oh the tailor shot and he missed his mark
Derry derry derry day-co
The tailor shot and he missed his mark
And shot his old sow through the heart
Sing hi ho carrion crow
Derry derry derry day-co
Oh the old sow died and the bells did toll
Derry derry derry day-co
Oh the old sow died and the bells did toll
And the little pigs prayed for the old sow's soul
Sing hi ho carrion crow
Derry derry derry day-co
Duration
1:35
Files
Collection
Citation
Turner, Frederick, “Carrion Crow (OT2003-3005-011),” Vermont Folklife Center Digital Collections, accessed April 28, 2024, https://vtfolklifearchive.org/collections/items/show/980.
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