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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Joni Mitchell
Vocals
Jaco Pastorius
Fretless Bass Guitar
Larry Carlton
Lead Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joni Mitchell
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joni Mitchell
Producer
Steve Katz
Assistant Recording Engineer
Bernie Grundman
Mastering Engineer
Henry Lewy
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
There's a crow flying black and ragged, tree to tree
He's black as the highway that's leading me
Now he's diving down to pick up on
Something shiny
I feel like that black crow flying
In a blue sky
[Verse 2]
I took the ferry to the highway then I drove to a pontoon plane
I took a plane to a taxi and a taxi to a train
I've been traveling so long
How am I ever going to know my home when I see it again?
I'm like a black crow flying
In a blue blue sky
[Verse 3]
In search of love and music, my whole life has been
Illumination, corruption, and diving, diving, diving, diving
Diving down to pick up on
Every shiny thing
Just like that black crow flying
In a blue blue sky
[Verse 4]
I looked at the morning after being up all night
I looked at my haggard face in the bathroom light
I looked out the window and I
I saw that ragged soul take flight
I saw a black crow flying
In a blue sky
[Verse 5]
Oh, I'm like a black crow flying
In a blue sky
Written by: Joni Mitchell