Thank you Reiver2 for getting us out of the silly loop. My interest in this song was stimulated by the Friedman book. When I found the refereces to crow-scaring songs in "The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes I had a hunch - that's all - a hunch. I put up my idea here for discussion. I'm amazed by some of the responses. I'm very interested in your story from your Hopi friend. Thank you. Joy