Johnny Crow’s Garden

Posted on March 3, 2013by Meg2 Comments

Following the March theme of National Read Aloud month, I am sharing another lovely story about Johnny Crow by L. Leslie Brooke. This one is titled Johnny Crow’s Garden. It is read aloud by someone, but I am not certain whom. I got the files from the Project Gutenberg e-book series. I hope you enjoy it. =) Click the following title (Johnny Crow’s Garden) to listen:

Johnny Crow’s Garden

JOHNNY CROW’S GARDEN

A PICTURE BOOK

DRAWN BY

L. LESLIE BROOKE

First Edition, 1903

JOHNNY CROW’S GARDEN.

Johnny Crow Would dig and sow — Johnny Crow
Would dig and sow

In Johnny Crow's Garden. — In Johnny Crow’s Garden.

And the Rat Wore a Feather in his Hat — And the Rat
Wore a Feather in his Hat

But the Bear Had nothing to wear — But the Bear
Had nothing to wear

And the Beaver Was afraid he had a Fever — And the Beaver
Was afraid he had a Fever

"It's nothing but his Throat!" — “It’s nothing but his Throat!”

And the Pig Danced a Jig — And the Pig
Danced a Jig

Then the Stork Gave a Philosophic Talk — Then the Stork
Gave a Philosophic Talk

Till the Hippopotami Said: "Ask no further 'What am I?'" — Till the Hippopotami
Said: “Ask no further ‘What am I?'”

While the Elephant Said something quite irrelevant — While the Elephant
Said something quite irrelevant

And the Goose-- Well, — And the Goose–
Well,

And the Owl Was a funny old Fowl — And the Owl
Was a funny old Fowl

But Johnny Crow He let them go — But Johnny Crow
He let them go

And they all sat down to their dinner in a row — And they all sat down
to their dinner in a row

“GOOD-BYE!”

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Magpie, the folk band

Posted on March 3, 2011by MagpieLeave a comment

Staying with the musical theme this week, I decided to look up bands with corvid-related names and came across a lovely folk duo, Magpie with Greg Artzner and Terry Leonino. I am a big fan of folk and indie music. So let me share Magpie with you.

Play one song here (click the little triangle below)

The Magpie by Magpie

From their own website, a biography of their band and themselves,

Magpie – Greg Artzner and Terry Leonino a brief biography

Terry Leonino and Greg Artzner began to play music together in Kent, Ohio in September of 1973. They chose the name Magpie for their band, a name which grew in personal significance for them as years went by. Terry was a student in her senior year at Kent State University in the fall of ’73, and when she graduated the following spring, she and Greg packed Greg’s VW bus and moved to the Washington, DC area. In the years since then, they have traveled and toured extensively, performed in concerts, at folk clubs and festivals around the world, and recorded many times.

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Pie Birds

Posted on October 26, 2010by Corvid GyrlLeave a comment

Inspired by the old poem, Sing a Song of Sixpence, pie bird vents have long since added a homely touch to pies, kitchens as well as serving the functional aspect of cooling pies. I happened upon the November 2010 issue of Country Living in the grocery store and saw these little black birds and had to find out more.

You can have these adorable little crow pie vents for your Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner, just purchase them here.

Sing a song of sixpence,
A pocket full of rye.
Four and twenty blackbirds,
Baked in a pie.
When the pie was opened,
The birds began to sing;
Wasn’t that a dainty dish,
To set before the king?
The king was in his counting house,
Counting out his money;
The queen was in the parlour,
Eating bread and honey.
The maid was in the garden,
Hanging out the clothes;
When down came a blackbird
And pecked off her nose.
There was such a commotion,
that little Jenny wren;
Flew down into the garden,
and put it back again.

The Crow Song

Posted on October 8, 2010by Corvid GyrlLeave a comment

Crow, originally uploaded by russthedutch.

“The Crow Song”

There were three crows sat on a tree, Oh Billy Ma-gee Ma-gar!
There were three crows sat on a tree, Oh Billy Ma-gee Maggar!
There were three crows sat on a tree,
And they were black as crows should be
And they all flapped their wings and cried
Caw, Caw, Caw, Billy Ma-gee Ma-gar!

Said one old crow unto his mate, Oh Billy Ma-gee Ma-gar!
Said one old crow unto his mate, Oh Billy Ma-gee Ma-gar!
Said one old crow unto his mate,
What shall we do for grub to ate?
And they all flapped their wings and cried
Caw, Caw, Caw, Billy Ma-gee Ma-gar.

III

There lies a horse on yonder plain,
Whose by some cruel butcher slain,
We’ll perch upon his old backbone,
And pick his eyes out one by one.
And they all flapped their wings and cried
Caw, Caw, Caw, Billy Ma-gee Ma-gar.

Here is one version of this song sang by Burl Ives:
The Three Crows by Burl Ives

Some tunes to crow about…

Posted on April 8, 2009by MagpieLeave a comment

Well, being a corvid lover and all…I decided I would gather up some music about the intelligent birds. Some of the songs are about the bird, some are named after the bird, some liken love or life after the birds. All of them are worth listening to—so sit back, push play and enjoy. The music player is in the upper left corner.

If you have a song about crows, ravens, jays or any corvid you would like to share, please feel free to contact us below.
A detailed play list is coming soon—so you can get these songs too.