Crows in the Garden

DESCRIPTION: "Crown in the garden, pulling up corn (x2), Catch 'em, catch 'em, string 'em up and stretch 'em." The marauding crows are condemned; the gardeners who cannot stop them insulted. The world is said to be full of crows -- some of whom seek money, not corn
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1934
KEYWORDS: gardening bird work lawyer money gold
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Hudson-FolksongsOfMississippi 137, pp. 283-284, "Crows in the Garden" (1 text)
Lomax/Lomax-AmericanBalladsAndFolkSongs, pp. 314-316, "Crows in the Garden" (1 text, 1 tune)
DT, CRWGARDN*
Roud #4505
File: LxA314

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