Info
This tune is based on the mixolydian mode.
Lyrics
Three old crows sat on a tree,
Just as black as crows could be.
Poor old crow, poor old crow,
Just as black as a crow could be.
The old he-crow says to his mate:
“What shall we do for meat to eat?”
Poor old crow, poor old crow,
Just as black as a crow could be.
Ideas
- There are lots of options for expanding on this song.
- On a 2nd verse, sing “2 old crows” and then “1 old crow.”
- Change “old crows” to “bluebirds” and sing “blue” instead of “black.”
- Change again to “card’nals” and “red.”
- Research what these other birds eat and change the word “meat” to “bugs” or “worms.”
See also
- fall / autumn songs
- Halloween songs
- songs about birds
- songs with ostinati
- songs with Orff arrangements
- songs with half notes
- songs with dotted quarter notes
- quarter & eighth note resources
- dynamics resources
- songs with quarter & eighth note activities/visuals
- songs with different voices
- more lyrics
- source: American Folk Songs for Children,Ruth Crawford Seeger, Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1948
Extras for Plus Members
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- Printable Rhythm Visuals
- Song with chords, 2 Halloween versions, Lesson ideas for Dynamics, Voices, Orff Arrangements (one with Recorder Ostinato parts)
- MIDI file
- Listen
