5. The Crow Song- McClure (WV) 1927 (Child 26)
[From: Traditional Ballads & Folk Songs Mainly from West Virginia- John Harrington Cox- 1939 Edited by George Herzog and Herbert Halpert 1939 and George Boswell, 1964. The standard melody and form is, "When Johnny Comes Marching Home."
R. Matteson 2014]
5- THE CROW SONG
Communicated by Miss Iris McClure, Morgantown, WV, November 1927. Obtained from her uncle, Mr. J. F. McClure.
1. There were three crows sat on a tree,
O Billy Magee Magar!
There were three crows sat on a tree,
O Billy Magee Maggar!
There were three crows sat on a tree,
And they were black as crows should be
And they all flapped their wings and cried
Caw! Caw! Caw! Billy Magee Magar!
And they all flapped their wings and cried
Billy Magee Magar!
2. Said one old crow unto his mate,
O Billy Magee Magar!
Said one old crow unto his mate,
O Billy Magee Magar!
Said one old crow unto his mate,
What shall we do for grub to ate?
And they all flapped their wings and cried
Caw! Caw! Caw! Billy Magee Magar!
And they all flapped their wings and cried
Billy Magee Magar!