© 1989 by Jan Harmon

A solo song, a "parts" piece, or a 4-part round.
Words adapted from FOXFIRE + tune.



       HARD WINTER .. (ways to tell if it's going to be!)


  It'll be a hard winter if screech-owls sound like women crying.

  It'll be a hard winter if crows gather in trees together.

  It'll be a hard winter if all the pinecones open early.

  And the first 12 days after Christmas tell the next 12 months of weather.