Standard (EADGBE)

Verse 1

Scarecrow stood like Jesus Christ while the rain came down as ice

 And froze his face into a twisted smile

Black crow perched atop the barn

Shaking trying to keep warm

Watching Mr. Scarecrow all the while

Verse 2

Black Crow knows that scarecrow dying his face is solid frozen

And he’ll be too if he cannot get warmer

Before this mighty mean ice storm

Scarecrow kept this wealthy farm

The pride of Mr. Jebediah Farmer

Verse 3

Now Jebediahs gone away because the bills could not get paid

He flew away on bullet bound for Jesus

But still the icy rain comes down

Before long Scarecrow’s gonna drown

Unless the wind first tears him into pieces

Verse 4

Black Crow stands on solid steal looking for a solid meal

Scarecrow’s smiling saying “Come and get some”

I have nothing to defend

And I will never live again

Everything’s been pissed away to heaven

Verse 5

Scarecrow thought of Farmer Jeb and the bullet he put in his head

All because he could never live a poor man

Now Scarecrow’s feeling awful cold

Half as proud and twice as bold

And curses Jeb as not worth a good goddamn

Verse 6

Find a man so rich with power but underneath is such a coward

To take his life but leave his only begotten scarecrow

He left me here to shoo the crows

From all the crops that are long since froze

An ornament among the ice and snow

Verse 7

Black crow listens from the barn to his old enemy of the farm

Cause sometimes you just need someone to listen

Then he flies closer to his foe

Who keeps the food from the hungry crows

Knowing there is no more food it is all frozen

Verse 8

Black Crow sees the scarecrows smile shocked at his irreverent style

Because scarecrows are so often stern and callous

Black crow says to his old enemy

“Do you have any thing for me?

Your smile makes a starving bird so jealous”

Verse 9

Scarecrow says “The game is done I guess you could say that you won

But soon you may follow me to heaven"

Black Crow says “My dear old foe

That kingdom is far too cold

I was cast out once and I do not want back in”