Lyrics to
Crippled Crow

This version of Crippled Crow was released by Barbra Streisand in 1976.

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Beggar standin’ on the corner sing your song
Sing it for a dime
Bring them all the pain you carried down the line
Your music’s flyin’ post their ears
Goin’ through your troubles for the herd to follow
The out of tune ravings of the crippled crow
Movin’ down the ladder slow
Where your friends on knee will help you
And the cup-o tin you carry
Is just a ticket to get you in

Beggar standin’ on the corner dry your eye
You’re tiring now
The tears you’re tastin’ now are only salty time
Your music’s lasted thru the year
Goin’ through your troubles for the herd to follow
The out of tune ravings of rhe crippled crow
Movin’ down the ladder slow
Where your friends on knee will help you
And the crown of thorns you’re wearing
Is just a ticket to get you in

The our of tune ravings of the crippled crow
Moving down the ladder slow
Where your friends on knee will help you
The out of tune ravings of the crippled crow
Moving down the ladder slow
Where your friends on knee will help you

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About Lyrics and Crippled Crow by Barbra Streisand

The lyrics for Crippled Crow are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1976 song by Barbra Streisand. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Crippled Crow have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Crippled Crow - Barbra Streisand and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Crippled Crow by Barbra Streisand in multiple ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Crippled Crow" means the words set to the music of Crippled Crow, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Barbra Streisand. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Crippled Crow and the lyrics to Crippled Crow are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Barbra Streisand who came here looking just for the lyrics to Crippled Crow, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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