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The Carrion Crow

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1     A carrion crow sat on an oak,     Derry, derry, derry, decco;     A carrion crow sat on an oak,     Watching a tailor shaping his cloak.     Heigh-ho! the carrion crow,     Derry, derry, derry, decco. 2     "O wife, bring me my old bent bow,"     Derry, derry, derry, decco;     "O wife, bring me my old bent bow,     "That I may shoot yon carrion crow."     Heigh-ho! the carrion crow,     Derry, derry, derry, decco. 3     The tailor shot, and he missed his mark,     Derry, derry, derry, decco;     The tailor shot, and he missed his mark,     And shot his old sow right through the heart     Heigh-ho! the carrion crow,     Derry, derry, derry, decco. 4     "O wife, bring brandy in a spoon,"     Derry, derry, derry, decco;     "O wife, bring brandy in a spoon,     "For our old sow is in a swoon."     Heigh-ho! the carrion crow,     Derry, derry, derry, decco.

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