The Tailor and the Carrion Crow Back to browse page First Line:Carr'on crow was a-sitting on an oak Source: Journal of English Folk Dance & Song Society 1:3 (1934) pp.136-137 Performer: Hill, George Place Collected: Dursley Date collected: 1934 Collector: Newhouse, Miss C M Roud Number: 891 A well-known song, existing in many versions in England, Canada and the USA, but curiously, not in Scotland or Ireland. Broadside versions go back to at least the start of the nineteenth century. Notes by Gwilym Davies Media & Downloads See the song/tune as collected (PDF file) Hear the song/tune (midi file) Version to sing (PDF file) Hear a version to sing (midi file) Song/tune as collected (abc file) Version to sing (abc file)