The Crow -

At the end of the road

Where the cotton would grow

A snake stopped to climb up in a tree

For a moment he heard

His momma’s final words

Said son leave that old crow be

The snakes all know

To fear the mean old crow

And never follow where the bird has flown

And heed my words

And fear the mean old bird

And promise me you"ll leave her eggs alone

Then a snake urn white

Said boy yer mommas right

There’s wisdom drippin' from her forked tongue

You know that bird will kill

Yeah she’s sharpened up her bill

She likes the taste of snake when it’s young

Then a snake bloody red

Appeared to him and said

I haven’t seen that crow anywhere

And I bet yer jaw

Is stronger than her claw

And that crow’s got plenty eggs to share

Get on son

He took the egg and turned to go yeah

There he saw that crow

Before his short little life he began to beg

What kinda crow would I be

If I let the snake go free

Who dared to come and try to steal my eggs

So she tore the snake apart

And she ate his little heart

And she threw his broken body from the tree

And he heard his momma shout

As his blood was spillin' out

Oh sonny won’t you come home to me

Oh sonny won’t you come home to me

Oh sonny won’t you come home to me