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Thread #11190 Message #1120626
Posted By: GUEST
21-Feb-04 - 04:22 PM
Thread Name: Counting Songs
Subject: ADD Version: Three Craws
The one about the three crows is
THREE CRAWS
Three craws sat upon a wa', sat upon a wa', sat upon a wa',
Three craws sat upon a wa
On a cold and frosty morning.
The first craw couldna flee at a',...
The second craw fell an' broke it ja',...
The third craw was greetin' for it's ma,...
The fourth craw wasna there at a',...
An' that's a' we ken aboot the craws,....
-- The University of St. Andrews Students' Union Song Book (1958)
There is a lovely one for telling your fortune by counting the birds in a tree, but I've forgotten which record I have it on.