Tuesday 8 June 2021

The Green Grass grows all around, all around...

 This song came to mind and I wanted to note it down somewhere - here is as good a place as any... This one is an Appalachian folk song, but there are many other versions. 

Green Grass Grew All Around

There was a tree (There was a tree)
A pretty little tree (A pretty little tree)
The prettiest tree (The prettiest tree)
That you ever did see (That you ever did see)
Oh, the tree in a hole and the hole in the ground
And the green grass grew all around, all around
And the green grass grew all around

Now on this tree (Now on this tree)
There was a limb (There was a limb)
The prettiest limb (The prettiest limb)
That you ever did see (That you ever did see)
Oh, the limb on the tree, and the tree in a hole
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grew all around, all around
And the green grass grew all around

Now on this limb (Now on this limb)
There was a branch (There was a branch)
The prettiest branch (The prettiest branch)
That you ever did see (That you ever did see)
Oh, the branch on the limb, and the limb on the tree,
And the tree in a hole and the hole in the ground
And the green grass grew all around, all around
And the green grass grew all around

Now on this limb (Now on this limb)
There was a twig (There was a twig)
The prettiest twig (The prettiest twig)
That you ever did see (That you ever did see)
Oh, the twig on the branch,and the branch on the limb,
And the limb on the tree, and the tree in a hole
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grew all around, all around
And the green grass grew all around

Now on this twig (Now on this twig)
There was a leaf (There was a leaf)
The prettiest leaf (The prettiest leaf)
That you ever did see (That you ever did see)
Oh, the leaf on the twig, and the twig on the branch,
And the branch on the limb, and the limb on the tree,
And the tree in a hole and the hole in the ground
And the green grass grew all around, all around
And the green grass grew all around

Now on this leaf (Now on this leaf)
There was a nest (There was a nest)
The prettiest nest (The prettiest nest)
That you ever did see (That you ever did see)
Oh, the nest on the leaf, and the leaf on the twig,
And the twig on the branch, and the branch on the limb,
And the limb on the tree, and the tree in a hole
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grew all around, all around
And the green grass grew all around

Now in this nest (Now in this nest)
There was a bird (There was a bird)
The prettiest bird (The prettiest bird)
That you ever did see (That you ever did see)
Oh, the bird in the nest, and the nest on the leaf,
And the leaf on the twig, and the twig on the branch,
And the branch on the limb, and the limb on the tree,
And the tree in a hole and the hole in the ground
And the green grass grew all around, all around
And the green grass grew all around

Now on this bird (Now on this bird)
There was a feather (There was a feather)
The prettiest little feather (The prettiest feather)
That you ever did see  (That you ever did see)
Oh, the feather on the bird, and the bird in the nest,
And the nest on the leaf, and the leaf on the twig,
And the twig on the branch, and the branch on the limb,
And the limb on the tree, and the tree in a hole
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grew all around, all around
and the green grass grew all around

Now on this feather (Now in this feather)
There was a flea (There was a flea)
The prettiest flea (The prettiest flea)
That you ever did see (That you ever did see)
Oh, the flea on the feather, and the feather on the bird,
And the bird in the nest, and the nest on the leaf,
And the leaf on the twig, and the twig on the branch,
And the branch on the limb, and the limb on the tree,
And the tree in a hole and the hole in the ground
And the green grass grew all around, all around
And the green grass grew all around

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