The Tree in The Wood
This is a variation of The Green Grass Grew All Around and On Yonder Hill There Stands a Tree and Bog Down in The Valley-O.
The Tree in The Wood
Cumulative Song
All in the wood there grew a fine tree,
The finest tree that ever you might see,
And the green leaves flourished around.
All on this tree there grew a fine bough,
And all on this bough there grew a fine twig.
On this twig there was a fine nest,
In this nest there was a fine bird,
The finest bird that ever you did see;
And on this bird there grew a fine feather,
And out of the feather was made a fine bed,
And on this fine bed was laid a fine babe,
And out of the babe there grew a fine man,
And the man put an acorn into the earth,
And out of the acorn there grew a fine tree,
And the tree was of the acorn,
And the acorn of the man,
And the man was from the babe,
And the babe was on the bed,
And the bed was of the feather,
And the feather of the bird,
And the bird was in the nest,
And the nest was on the twig,
And the twig was on the bough,
And the bough was on the tree,
And the tree was in the wood.
And the green leaves flourished
Around, around, around,
And the green leaves flourished around.
You can hear this song partially sung and partially recited in the recording below...
Sung and recited by MaryAnn.
All in a wood there grew a tree,
The finest tree you ever did see,
The tree was in the wood,
And the green leaves grew all around, around, around,
And the green leaves grew all around.
And on this tree there was a branch,
The finest branch you ever did see,
The branch was on the tree,
The tree was in the wood,
And the green leaves grew all around, around, around,
And the green leaves grew all around.
And on this branch there was a nest,
The finest nest you ever did see,
The nest was on the branch,
The branch was on the tree,
The tree was in the wood,
And the green leaves ...
And in this nest there was an egg,
The finest egg you ever did see,
The egg was on the nest,
The nest was on the branch,
The branch was on the tree,
The tree was in the wood,
And the green leaves ...
And on this egg there was a bird,
The finest bird you ever did see,
The bird was on the egg,
The egg was on the nest,
The nest was on the branch,
The branch was on the tree,
The tree was in the wood,
And the green leaves ...
Thanks!
Thanks and Acknowledgements
This song can be found in "Kitty Alone" (1894) by S. Baring Gould.
