Cat. #0545 (MFH #64) - As sung by May Kennedy McCord, Springfield, Missouri on October 21, 1960
VERSE 1
O, black sheep lookin' for 'er lamb
Way down in th meadow
Th buzzards an' th flies
Are pickin' out its eyes
An' th poor little lamb cries, mammy
VERSE 2
My mammy told me
Before she went away
T' take good care of th baby
But I just laid, an' th baby run away
An' th poor little lamb cries, mammy
VERSE 3
Th ole black sheep, waiting for 'er lamb
Way down in th meadows
The buzzards an ' th flies
A pickin' out its eyes
An' th poor little lamb cries, mammy
VERSE 4
O, rovin rovin, gory-o-go
Gory-o-go, gory-o-go
O, rovin, rovin, gory-o-go
I could not find my baby-o