{t:The Green Grass Grew All Around}
{st:Harry Von Tilzer, William Jerome}
{c:|ntro: [C] / [C] / [C] / [C]↓}
Oh, in the [C]woods…(echo), there was a tree…(echo),
The prettiest little tree…(echo) that you ever did [G7]see…(echo) [G7]
{soc}
Now the [C]tree was in a [G7]hole, and the [C]hole was in the [G7]ground
And the [C]green grass [G7]grew all a-[C]round, all a-[F]round
And the [C]green grass [G7]grew all a-[C]round [C]↓
{eoc}
And on that [C]tree…there was a branch. . .
The prettiest little branch…that you ever did [G7]see…[G7]
{soc}
The [C]branch on the [G7]tree, and the [C]tree in the [G7]hole,
And the [C]hole in the [G7]ground,
And the [C]green grass [G7]grew all a-[C]round, all a-[F]round
And the [C]green grass [G7]grew all a-[C]round [C]↓
{eoc}
And on that [C]branch…(echo) there was a nest…(echo)
The prettiest little nest…(echo) that you ever did [G7]see…(echo) [G7]
{soc}
Now the [C]nest on the [G7]branch, and the [C]branch on the [G7]tree,
And the [C]tree in the [G7]hole, and the [C]hole in the [G7]ground,
And the [C]green grass [G7]grew all a-[C]round, all a-[F]round
And the [C]green grass [G7]grew all a-[C]round [C]↓
{eoc}
Now in that [C]nest…(echo) there was an egg…(echo)
The prettiest little egg…(echo) that you ever did [G7]see…(echo) [G7]
{soc}
The [C]egg in the [G7]nest, and the [C]nest on the [G7]branch,
And the [C]branch on the [G7]tree, and the [C]tree in the [G7]hole,
And the [C]hole in the [G7]ground,
And the [C]green grass [G7]grew all a-[C]round, all a-[F]round
And the [C]green grass [G7]grew all a-[C]round [C]↓
{eoc}
Now in that [C]egg…(echo) there was bird…(echo)
The prettiest little bird…(echo) that you ever did [G7]see…(echo) [G7]
{soc}
The [C]bird in the [G7]egg, and the [C]egg in the [G7]nest,
And the [C]nest on the [G7]branch, and the [C]branch on the [G7]tree,
And the [C]tree in the [G7]hole, and the [C]hole in the [G7]ground,
And the [C]green grass [G7]grew all a-[C]round, all a-[F]round
And the [C]green grass [G7]grew all a-[C]round [C]↓
{eoc}
Now on that [C]bird…(echo) there was a feather…(echo)
The prettiest little feather…(echo) that you ever did [G7]see…(echo) [G7]
{soc}
The [C]feather on the [G7]bird and the [C]bird in the [G7]egg,
And the [C]egg in the [G7]nest, and the [C]nest on the [G7]branch,
And the [C]branch on the [G7]tree, and the [C]tree in the [G7]hole,
And the [C]hole in the [G7]ground,
And the [C]green grass [G7]grew all a-[C]round, all a-[F]round
And the [C]green grass [G7]grew all a-[C]round [C]↓
{eoc}
And on that [C]feather…(echo) there was a bug…(echo)
The prettiest little bug…(echo) that you ever did [G7]see…(echo) [G7]
{soc}
The [C]bug on the [G7]feather, and the [C]feather on the [G7]bird,
And the [C]bird in the [G7]egg, and the [C]egg in the nest,
And the [C]nest on the [G7]branch, and the [C]branch on the [G7]tree,
And the [C]tree in the [G7]hole, and the [C]hole in the [G7]ground,
And the [C]green grass [G7]grew all a-[C]round, all a-[F]round
And the [C]green grass [G7]grew all a-[C]round [C]↓
{eoc}
And on that [C]bug…(echo) there was a germ…(echo)
The prettiest little germ…(echo) that you ever did [G7]see…(echo) [G7]
{soc}
The [C]germ on the [G7]bug, and the [C]bug on the [G7]feather,
And the [C]feather on the [G7]bird, and the [C]bird in the [G7]egg,
And the [C]egg in the nest, and the [C]nest on the [G7]branch,
And the [C]branch on the [G7]tree, and the [C]tree in the [G7]hole,
And the [C]hole in the [G7]ground,
And the [C]green grass [G7]grew all a-[C]round, all a-[F]round
And the [C]green grass [G7]grew all a-[C]round [C]↓
{eoc}
And on that [C]germ…there was an [C]↓ elephant -
{c:Spoken}
And everyone knows that elephants don't climb trees!
