[Verse 1: Paul Clayton]
If you can answer my questions nine
Sing ninety-nine and ninety
O you're not God's, you're one of mine
And the crow flies over the white oak tree

[Verse 2: Paul Clayton]
O what is higher than the tree?
Sing ninety-nine and ninety
And what is deeper than the sea?
And the crow flies over the white oak tree

[Verse 3: Jean Ritchie]
O heaven is higher than a tree
Sing ninety-nine and ninety
And love is deeper than the sea
And the crow flies over the whitе oak tree

[Verse 4: Paul Clayton]
O what is whiter than the milk?
Sing ninety-ninе and ninety
And what is softer than the silk?
And the crow flies over the white oak tree

[Verse 5: Jean Ritchie]
O snow is whiter than the milk
Sing ninety-nine and ninety
And down is softer than the silk
And the crow flies over the white oak tree
[Verse 6: Paul Clayton]
O what is louder than the horn?
Sing ninety-nine and ninety
And what is sharper than the thorn?
And the crow flies over the white oak tree

[Verse 7: Jean Ritchie]
O thunder's louder than the horn
Sing ninety-nine and ninety
And hunger's sharper than the thorn
And the crow flies over the white oak tree

[Verse 8: Paul Clayton]
O what is heavier than the lead?
Sing ninety-nine and ninety
And what is better than the bread?
And the crow flies over the white oak tree

[Verse 9: Jean Ritchie]
O grief is heavier than the lead
Sing ninety-nine and ninety
God's blessing's better than the bread
And the crow flies over the white oak tree

[Verse 10: Paul Clayton, Jean Ritchie & Paul Clayton]
Now you have answered my questions nine
Sing ninety-nine and ninety
O you are God's, you're none of mine
And the crow flies over the white oak tree