The Three Crows- Wilson (VA) 1932 Davis BB
[More Traditional Ballads of Virginia, Davis, 1960.
R. Matteson 2014]
BB. "The Three Crows." Phonograph record (aluminum) made by A. K. Davis, Jr. Sung by Minor Wilson, of Lewisburg, W. Va. and Charlottesville, Va. Albemarle county. February, 1932; Text transcribed by P. C. Worthington. Tune noted by G. W. Williams and E. C. Mead.
1 There were three crows sat on a tree,
And they were black as black can be.
2 Said one crow unto his mate,
"What shall we have for bait to eat?"
3 "I see a horse on yonder plain
Who looks as though but lately slain.
4 "We'll perch ourselves on his jawbone
And pick his eyes out one by one."