Cat. #0879 (MFH #400) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on August 29, 1969
VERSE 1
A little black sheep was play'n one day
In th meadow where wild flowers grow
An' when it got dark, he found he was lost
An' he didn't know how t' go home
VERSE 2
He cried, an' he cried, for he had been bad
He wished he had never done wrong
He thought to 'imself, I'm just a black sheep
No one will care that I'm gone
VERSE 3
Th master's big dog found th little black sheep
And beside 'im lay down on th ground
He barked, an' he barked, an' he cried an' he barked
To think that th lost had been found
VERSE 4
Dear sheep, listen little sheep
Someone is call'in for you
Listen little, sheep, poor little black sheep
Someone is search'in for you
VERSE 5
So late an' grown like th little black sheep
When troubled and you disobey
But if you will do what you're told to do
You'll always be happy an' gay
VERSE 6
Dear sheep, listen little sheep
Someone is call'in for you
Listen little, sheep, poor little black sheep
Someone is search'in for you