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Well, I Ewent on the mounAtain
And gavEe my horn a blowB7  
ThoughEt I heaArd some pretty gal say
"YondeB7r come my bEeau"
ECrow Ablack chicken Eand crow fAor a day
ECrow bAlack chicken and B7fly away
ECrow Ablack chicEken and croAw for a day
Honey I liB7ke chEicken pie
Well, the harEdest work that Aever I done
Is pElowin' a field B7of rye
The easEiest woArk that ever I done
Was eatiB7n' chEicken pie
EChicken crow fAor midnight
And chiEcken crow for a dayB7  
EAlong cAome an owl, Lord, have mercy
And stB7ole my chicEken away
EMe and my baby sugar mama built an a-frame
AHouse ten stories high
And in everEy single Astory and in every single room
WB7e was eating chickeEn pie
ECrow Ablack chicken Eand crow fAor a day
ECrow bAlack chicken and B7fly away
ECrow Ablack chicEken and croAw for a day
Honey I liB7ke chEicken pie

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Crow Black Chicken

by Yonder Mountain String Band

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E A

Well, I went on the mountain

E B7

And gave my horn a blow

E A

Thought I heard some pretty gal say

B7 E

"Yonder come my beau"

E A E A

Crow black chicken and crow for a day

E A B7

Crow black chicken and fly away

E A E A

Crow black chicken and crow for a day

B7 E

Honey I like chicken pie

E A

Well, the hardest work that ever I done

E B7

Is plowin' a field of rye

E A

The easiest work that ever I done

B7 E

Was eatin' chicken pie

E A

Chicken crow for midnight

E B7

And chicken crow for a day

E A

Along come an owl, Lord, have mercy

B7 E

And stole my chicken away

Me and my baby sugar mama built an a-frame

House ten stories high

E A

And in every single story and in every single room

B7 E

We was eating chicken pie

E A E A

Crow black chicken and crow for a day

E A B7

Crow black chicken and fly away

E A E A

Crow black chicken and crow for a day

B7 E

Honey I like chicken pie

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