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Humble bumble ; Humble bumble (Three black crows); Three black crows; Three ravens; There were three crows sat on a tree, And they were black as crows could be.

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Pershall, Lee, Mrs.

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voice Coll. by M.C. Parler Mrs. Katie Lee Pershall Evansville, Ark. November 6, 1959 Reel 319, Item 1 Humble Bumble (The Three Black Crows) There were three crows sat on a tree, And they were black as crows could be. Humble bumble sniggerie grin, Snoozie rinctum boozer. Said one old crow unto his mate, What shall we do for grub to eat? Refrain. Away down yonder in yonders lane Lies an old dead horse just lately slain. Refrain. We’ll place ourselves on his old backbone, Pick his eyeballs out just one by one. Refrain. Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation.
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Parler, Mary Celestia
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1959 11 06
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Ozark Folksong Collection

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University of Arkansas

Keywords

  1. A Capella Singing
  2. Animals
  3. Crows, Animals, Horse

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