This was a gift from a friend from Norway.
Thank you, our friend!
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------ The Crow Tune----
And the man he went walking in the firewood forest.
Heifara, in the firewood forest!
There sat a Crow in the forest cawing.
Hei fara! Falturilturaltura!
And the man he thought to him self,
Heifara, to him self:
Wonder if that Crow wants to kill me?
Hei fara! Falturilturaltura!
And the man he turned his horse around,
Heifara, turned his horse around.
And back to his farm he drove.
Hei fara! Falturilturaltura!
Oh hear my husband, I ask you now:
Heifara, ask you now:
where is the firewood you brought for me?
Hei fara! Falturilturaltura!
I brought you no firewood today,
Heifara, no firewood today,
For the Crow she swore to kill me dead.
Hei fara! Falturilturaltura!
Oh never such shame I've heard!
Heifara, such shame I've heard!
Have you heard that a Crow can kill a man?
Hei fara! Falturilturaltura!
But the Crow came up on the roof and cawed,
Heifara, the roof and cawed
And the man he ran to the forest.
Hei fara! Falturilturaltura!
And the man he prepared the bow by his knee.
Heifara, by his knee.
The he shot the Crow so she fell down.
Hei fara! Falturilturaltura!
The he fastened horses ten,
Heifara, horses ten,
but the Crow she was too much for them.
Hei fara! Falturilturaltura!
Then he fastened horses twelve,
Heifara, horses twelve,
and dragged the Crow to the barn-floor.
Hei fara! Falturilturaltura!
Then he skinned the Crow and divided her in cuts.
Heifara, divided her in cuts.
She weighted close to six and twenty pounds.
Hei fara! Falturilturaltura!
From the skin he made 12 pairs of shoes.
Heifara, 12 pairs of shoes.
The best pair he gave to mother.
Hei fara! Falturilturaltura!
And the meat he salted in barrels and brine,
Heifara, barrels and brine,
And the tongue he used for the Christmas feast.
Hei fara! Falturilturaltura!
From the intestines he made 12 pairs of rope.
Heifara, 12 pairs of rope.
And the claws he used as a pitchfork flinging dung.
Hei fara! Falturilturaltura!
And the beak he used for a church boat,
Heifara, a church boat,
So they could row back and forth.
Hei fara! Falturilturaltura!
And the mouth he used to grind grain,
Heifara, to grind grain,
And the ears he used as a clarion.
Hei fara! Falturilturaltura!
From the eyes he made window glass.
Heifara, window glass.
And the neck he put on the church for show.
Hei fara! Falturilturaltura!
And those who can't use a Crow that well,
Heifara, that well,
He's not worth having a crow.
Hei fara! Falturilturaltura!
