And The Green Grass Grows All Around
| Tune: | Traditional cumulative song |
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| Category: | Calm |
| Link: | Performance Example |
| Notes: | A fun cumulative song that builds up layers from a tree to a germ. Great for memory building and campfire fun. Each verse adds a new element while repeating all previous ones. |
C G C F C G C
G C G C F C G C
CThere was a tree out in the wood,
The prettiest tree that you ever did Gsee
Now the Ctree in the hole and the hole in the ground
And the Cgreen grass Ggrows all aCround all aFround
And the Cgreen grass Ggrows all aCround
CAnd on that tree there was a limb,
The prettiest limb that you ever did Gsee
Oh the Climb on the tree and the tree in the hole
CAnd the hole in the ground
And the Cgreen grass Ggrows all aCround all aFround
And the Cgreen grass gGrows all aCround
CAnd on that limb there was a branch,
The prettiest branch that you ever did Gsee
Oh the Cbranch on the limb
CAnd the limb on the tree and the tree in the hole
CAnd the hole in the ground
And the Cgreen grass Ggrows all aCround all aFround
And the Cgreen grass Ggrows all aCround
CAnd on that branch there was a nest,
The prettiest nest that you ever did Gsee
Oh the Cnest on the branch and the branch on the limb
CAnd the limb on the tree
CAnd the tree in the hole and the hole in the ground
And the Cgreen grass Ggrows all aCround all aFround
And the Cgreen grass Ggrows all aCround
CAnd in this nest there was an egg,
The prettiest egg that you ever did Gsee
Now the Cegg in the nest and the nest on the branch
CAnd the branch on the limb
CAnd the limb on the tree and the tree in the hole
CAnd the hole in the ground
And the Cgreen grass Ggrows all aCround all aFround
And the Cgreen grass gGrows all Caround
CAnd in that egg there was a bird
The prettiest bird that you ever did Gsee
Oh the Cbird in the egg
CAnd the egg in the nest and the nest on the branch
CAnd the branch on the limb
CAnd the limb on the tree and the tree in the hole
CAnd the hole in the ground
And the Cgreen grass Ggrows all aCround all aFround
And the Cgreen grass Ggrows all aCround
CAnd on that bird there was a wing
The prettiest wing that you ever did Gsee
Oh the Cwing on the bird and the bird in the egg
CAnd the egg in the nest and the nest on the branch
CAnd the branch on the limb
CAnd the limb on the tree and the tree in the hole
CAnd the hole in the ground
And the Cgreen grass Ggrows all aCround all aFround
And the Cgreen grass Ggrows all aCround
CAnd on that wing there was a feather
The prettiest feather that you ever did Gsee
Oh the Cfeather on the wing
CAnd the wing on the bird and the bird in the egg
CAnd the egg in the nest and the nest on the branch
CAnd the branch on the limb
CAnd the limb on the tree and the tree in the hole
CAnd the hole in the ground
And the Cgreen grass Ggrows all aCround all aFround
And the Cgreen grass Ggrows all aCround
CAnd on that feather there was a bug
The prettiest bug that you ever did Gsee
Oh the Cbug on the feather and the feather on the wing
CAnd the wing on the bird and the bird in the egg
CAnd the egg in the nest and the nest on the branch
CAnd the branch on the limb
CAnd the limb on the tree and the tree in the hole
CAnd the hole in the ground
And the Cgreen grass Ggrows all aCround all aFround
And the Cgreen grass Ggrows all aCround
CAnd on that bug there was a germ
The prettiest germ that you ever did Gsee
Oh the Cgerm on the bug
CAnd the bug on the feather and the feather on the wing
CAnd the wing on the bird and the bird in the egg
CAnd the egg in the nest and the nest on the branch
CAnd the branch on the limb
CAnd the limb on the tree and the tree in the hole
CAnd the hole in the ground
And the Cgreen grass Ggrows all aCround all aFround
And the Cgreen grass Ggrows all aCround
And the Cgreen grass Ggrows all aCround all aFround
And the Cgreen grass Ggrows all aCround