Hawk and the Crow, The

X:6920
T:Hawk and the Crow, The
S:Digital Tradition, leatrba2
N:Kennedy 295
B:From Folksongs of Britain and Ireland, Kennedy
B:Collected from Liam O'Connor 1953
O:Irish
Z:dt:leatrba2
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:2/4=100
W:Said the hawk unto the crow one day
W:Why do you in mourning stay?
W:I was once in love and I didn't prove fact
W:And ever since I wear the black
W:
W:  Chorus:
W:  Ri-the-diddle, ri-the-diddle, ri-the-diddle-dum
W:  Ri-the-diddle, ri-the-diddle, ri-the-diddle-dum
W:  I was once in love and I didn't prove fact
W:  And ever since I wear the black
W:
W:And next there spoke the Willy Wagtail
W:I was once in love and I did prevail
W:I was once in love and I did prevail
W:And ever since I wag my tail
W:
W:And next there spoke the little brown thrush
W:Who was sitting in yon holly bush
W:The way to court I've heard them say
W:Is to court all night and sleep the next day.
W:
W:And last there spoke the Jeannie Wran
W:Do you know what I'd do if I was a man?
W:For fear that one would wriggle and go
W:I would wear two strings upon my bow
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