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From childhood & very appropriate for the C19 pandemic.

The Green Grass Grows All Around

Lyrics

There was a tree
All in the woods
The prettiest tree
That you ever did see
Oh, the tree in a hole
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grows all around, all around
The green grass grows all around.

And on that tree
There was a limb
The prettiest limb
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 grows all around, all around
The green grass grows all around.

And on that limb
There was a branch
The prettiest branch
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 grows all around, all around
The green grass grows all around.

And on that branch
There was a nest
The prettiest nest
That you ever did see
Oh, the nest 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 grows all around, all around
The green grass grows all around.

And in that nest
There was an egg
The prettiest egg
That you ever did see
Oh, the egg in the nest.
And the nest 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 grows all around, all around
The green grass grows all around.

And in that egg
There was a bird
The prettiest bird
That you ever did see
Oh, the bird in the egg,
And the egg in the nest,
And the nest 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 grows all around, all around
The green grass grows all around.

And on that bird
There was a wing
The prettiest wing
That you ever did see
Oh, the wing on the bird,
And the bird in the egg,
And the egg in the nest,
And the nest 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 grows all around, all around
The green grass grows all around.

And on that wing
There was a feather
The prettiest feather
That you ever did see
Oh, the feather on the wing,
And the wing on the bird,
And the bird in the egg,
And the egg in the nest,
And the nest 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 grows all around, all around
The green grass grows all around.

And on that feather
There was a bug
The prettiest bug
That you ever did see
On, the bug on the feather
And the feather on the wing,
And the wing on the bird,
And the bird in the egg,
And the egg in the nest,
And the nest 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 grows all around, all around
The green grass grows all around.

And on that bug
There was a germ
The prettiest germ
That you ever did see
Oh, the germ on the bug
And the bug on the feather,
And the feather on the wing,
And the wing on the bird,
And the bird in the egg,
And the egg in the nest,
And the nest 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 grows all around, all around
The green grass grows all around.

And the green grass grows all around, all around
The green grass grows all around.

FrayedBear 9 July 20
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I have just found a resource which gives variants and examples of this song sung in about 100 different languages. The fantastic resource gives lyrics, sheet music and videos/ recordings of performances.

[mamalisa.com]

Here is the Cajun version:

[mamalisa.com]

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Roundels, remember those, and so called parlor games. It is years since they were a major part of family entertainment.

Perhaps they should be reintroduced to at least give some benefit to 2020?

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