The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

Song

They were three ravens sat on a tree
Down a down, hey, down a down
They were black as they might be
With a down a derry, derry down

The first of them said to his mate
What shall we for our breakfast take
Down in yonder green field
Lies a knight slain under his shield
Down, down, down...

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT