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.

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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

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

​The carrion Crow guitar tab in CGDA tuning below and above is the mandolin / tenor banjo tab.