Tom Paxton - The Crow That Wanted To Sing lyrics

There once was a crow - his friends called him Joe And black were his back and his wing And all of the other crows laughed at him so For Joe really wanted to sing A simple “caw, caw” wasn't music enough For feelings Joe felt deep inside So in spite of the laughter he heard every day Joe flapped his wings and he tried He went: “Caw, caw, caw caw” Joe gave it the best he had But “caw, caw, caw, caw” I'm sorry to say it was bad The other crows cawed, they laughed and they guffawed To hear poor Joe trying his best And though all their jeers nearly brought him to tears He bravely went on with his quest For Joe was a dreamer, and he dared to dream That one day he'd stand in the ring And hear a vast hush as the world fell silent For the crow that wanted to sing He went: “Caw, caw, caw, caw” Though he gave it the best he had “Caw, caw, caw, caw” I'm sorry to say it was bad One day in his tree, in his worst misery Joe wondered just why he'd been born His nest was a sight, his feathers a fright His good heart felt tattered and torn Then his wife and his children all gathered around As evening stars twinkled above They nestled themselves warmly under his wing And they said, “Daddy tell us of love” And as Joe thought of how he felt full of love now And of all the joy love could bring A miracle happened in that willow tree A crow really started to sing He sang, “Love, love, love is the answer” He sang in a voice so clear “Love, love, love is the answer And love is the reason we're here” He sang, “Love, love, love is the answer” He sang in a voice so clear “Love, love, love is the answer And love is the reason we're here” There once was a crow - his friends called him Joe And black were his back and his wing His message to you is that dreams can come true For Joe finally learned how to sin