The Carrion Crow Lyrics And Chords
Lyrics and chords as used by the McCalmans [ song lyrics ] (they didn’t use the 5th verse) The guitar chords are by Marc Fahrbach. The ukulele chord shapes are included. The sheet music and tin whistle notes, plus the tenor banjo / mandolin tab is now added plus the tenor guitar tab in CGDA.
he (G)carrion crow sat upon an oak To me (C)ring dong dilly dong (D)ky-ro-(G)lee Watching the tailor mending his cloak To me (C)ring dong dilly dong (D)ky-ro-(G)lee. Chorus (G)Hey fo lee fo (C)la fo (D)lerum (G)Hey fo lee fo (C)lerum (D)lee -D Up jumps John, a (D7)ringing on his (G)bell To me (C)ring dong dilly dong (D)ky-ro-(G)lee. Wife (G)fetch me my old bent bow To me (C)ring dong dilly dong (D)ky-ro-(G)lee I will shoot the carrion crow. To me (C)ring dong dilly dong (D)ky-ro-(G)lee Chorus He (G)shot the crow but he missed his mark To me (C)ring dong dilly dong (D)ky-ro-(G)lee He shot the old sow to the heart. To me (C)ring dong dilly dong (D)ky-ro-(G)lee Chorus Wife (G)fetch brandy in a spoon To me (C)ring dong dilly dong (D)ky-ro-(G)lee Our old sow, she's in a swoon. To me (C)ring dong dilly dong (D)ky-ro-(G)lee Chorus He (G)dragged the old sow to the house To me (C)ring dong dilly dong (D)ky-ro-(G)lee There they fed her tatties in sauce. To me (C)ring dong dilly dong (D)ky-ro-(G)lee Chorus The (G)old sow died and the bells did toll To me (C)ring dong dilly dong (D)ky-ro-(G)lee The little pigs prayed for the old sow's soul. To me (C)ring dong dilly dong (D)ky-ro-(G)lee Chorus 
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Alternative chords in the key of D.
he (D)carrion crow sat upon an oak To me (G)ring dong dilly dong (A)ky-ro-(D)lee Watching the tailor mending his cloak To me (G)ring dong dilly dong (A)ky-ro-(D)lee. Chorus (D)Hey fo lee fo (G)la fo (A)lerum (D)Hey fo lee fo (G)lerum (A)lee -D Up jumps John, a (A7)ringing on his (D)bell To me (G)ring dong dilly dong (A)ky-ro-(D)lee. Wife (D)fetch me my old bent bow To me (G)ring dong dilly dong (A)ky-ro-(D)lee I will shoot the carrion crow. To me (G)ring dong dilly dong (A)ky-ro-(D)lee Chorus He (D)shot the crow but he missed his mark To me (G)ring dong dilly dong (A)ky-ro-(D)lee He shot the old sow to the heart. To me (G)ring dong dilly dong (A)ky-ro-(D)lee Chorus Wife (D)fetch brandy in a spoon To me (G)ring dong dilly dong (A)ky-ro-(D)lee Our old sow, she's in a swoon. To me (G)ring dong dilly dong (A)ky-ro-(D)lee Chorus He (D)dragged the old sow to the house To me (G)ring dong dilly dong (A)ky-ro-(D)lee There they fed her tatties in sauce. To me (G)ring dong dilly dong (A)ky-ro-(D)lee Chorus The (D)old sow died and the bells did toll To me (G)ring dong dilly dong (A)ky-ro-(D)lee The little pigs prayed for the old sow's soul. To me (G)ring dong dilly dong (A)ky-ro-(D)lee 
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The carrion Crow guitar tab in CGDA tuning below and above is the mandolin / tenor banjo tab.
