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