See the black crow fly
Flyin' through the sky
Yelln'and the wind is howlin'
Won't you tell me why?

See the black crow flyin'
Flyin' through the sky
Yelln'and the wind is howlin'
Oh, won't you tell me why?
Him gonna tell me why
He gotta tell me why

He met a train
An' it left too soon
He done laughin' like a moon
Yeah, he met a train
He met a train
An' it left too soon
Lord, I'm standin' in the doorway
He done laughin' at the moon

Fly so high
And I fall so low
I might lose my mind
Worry no more
Flyin' so high
Yeah, 'til I fall so low
Lose my mind
Worry no more
Lose my mind
Lose my mind Well, and worry no more
Well, black crow flyin'

I got somebody
Put a thang on me
Dear Lord, you know I can't see at all
Yeah, I know somebody, babe
Put a thang on me
Got my eyes wide open
But, Lord, I can't see
Got my eyes wide open
But I can't see the long road
Yeah, the black crow keeps flyin'
The black crow keeps flyin'
Black crow keeps flyin'
Black crow keeps flyin'