Thanks Sorcha! THat sounds quite plausible to me!

Maybe some other opinions? Here are the lyrics:

The Scarecrow

As I walked out one summer's morn' I saw a scarecrow tied to a pole in a field of corn. His coat was black, his head was bare, And as the wind shook in the crows took into the air.

Ah, but you'd lay me down and love me, Ah, but you'd lay me down and love me, if you could. For you're only a bag of rags in an overall THat the wind sways so the crows fly away and the corn can grow tall.

As I walked out one winter's day, Isaw an old man hanging from a pole in a field of clay. His coat was gone, his head hung low, till the wind flung it up tro look, wrung its neck and let it go.

How could you lay me down and love me How could you lay me down and love me now. For you're only a bag of bones in a overall that the wind blows and the kids throw stones at the thing on the pole.

As I walked out one fine spring day, Isaw twelve jolly dons dressed out in the blue and the gold so gay and to a stake they tied a child newborn, and the songs were sung, the bells were rung, and they sowed their corn.

Now you can lay me down and love me, now you can lay me down and love me if you will for you're only a bag of rags in an overall but the wind blew and the sun shone too and the corn grew tal.