"Black Sheep" (American Folk Song) Words and Music--anonymous [Source: melody and chord symbols from page 503 (No. 265) "The Folk Songs of North America in the English Language" by Alan Lomax] 1. Black sheep, black sheep, Where’d you leave your lamb? Way down in the valley. 2. Bees and the butterflies A pickin’ out his eyes, Poor little thing cryin’ “Mammy!” 3. Black sheep, black sheep, Where’d you leave your lamb? Way down in the valley. 4. My mother told me Before she went away To take good care of the baby, But I went out to play And the baby ran away, And the poor little thing cryin’ “Mammy“.