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The carrion crow is a species of crow native to western Europe and eastern Asia, and it does eat carrion (dead flesh), as well as insects, worms, scraps left by humans, and even small animals. (They hunt in groups!) It seems to us an odd subject for a nursery rhyme, but children a hundred years ago and more were more familiar with such things than those of today. There are slightly different versions of the rhyme, but all have a chorus along the lines of "Heigh-ho! the carrion crow/Derry, derry, derry, decco." How jolly!