The Green Grass Grows All Around
This is an Appalachian folk song that was first published in 1877. It is often sung as an echo song where the leader sings a line and the group repeats it.
The Green Grass Grows All Around
Cumulative Song
There was a tree
(Echo)
All in the wood
(Echo)
The prettiest tree
(Echo)
That you ever did see!
(Echo)
The tree in the hole
And the hole in the ground,
And the green grass grows all around, all around,
And the green grass grows all around.
And on that tree
(Echo)
There was a limb
(Echo)
The prettiest limb
(Echo)
That you ever did see!
(Echo)
The limb on the tree,
And the tree in the hole,
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grows all around, all around,
And the green grass grows all around.
And on that limb
(Echo)
There was a branch
(Echo)
The prettiest branch
(Echo)
That you ever did see!
(Echo)
The branch on the limb
And the limb on the tree,
And the tree in the hole,
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grows all around, all around,
And the green grass grows all around.
And on that branch
(Echo)
There was a nest
(Echo)
The prettiest nest
(Echo)
That you ever did see!
(Echo)
The nest on the branch
And the branch on the limb
And the limb on the tree,
And the tree in the hole,
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grows all around, all around,
And the green grass grows all around.
And in that nest
(Echo)
There was an egg
(Echo)
The prettiest egg
(Echo)
That you ever did see!
(Echo)
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 the hole,
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grows all around, all around,
And the green grass grows all around.
And in that egg
(Echo)
There was a bird
(Echo)
The prettiest bird
(Echo)
That you ever did see!
(Echo)
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 the hole,
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grows all around, all around,
And the green grass grows all around.
And on that bird
(Echo)
There was a wing
(Echo)
The prettiest wing
(Echo)
That you ever did see!
(Echo)
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 the hole,
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grows all around, all around,
And the green grass grows all around.
And on that wing
(Echo)
There was a feather
(Echo)
The prettiest feather
(Echo)
That you ever did see!
(Echo)
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 the hole,
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grows all around, all around,
And the green grass grows all around.
And on that feather
(Echo)
There was a bug
(Echo)
The prettiest bug
(Echo)
That you ever did see!
(Echo)
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 the hole,
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grows all around, all around,
And the green grass grows all around.
And on that bug
(Echo)
There was a germ
(Echo)
The prettiest bird
(Echo)
That you ever did see!
(Echo)
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 the hole,
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grows all around, all around,
And the green grass grows all around.
Thanks!
Thanks!