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1001 Stories Collection

The Green Grass Grows

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Added on 05th October 2020

Oral tradition Appalachian folk song

Folk and fairy tales Environment and nature
1001

A song for everyone to join in.

Story

This is a cumulative song about a tree with a nest in it – in each verse another feature is added and then all the previous features are sung in reverse order.

Why we chose it

With its repeated lines and cumulative verses this song is great fun to sing.

Where it came from

An Appalachian folk song. It was first written down in 1877 in Nursery Rhymes and Country Songs by M.H.Mason.

Where it went next

A fairly surreal campfire version exists which Scouts sing. It has a surprise ending which is “There was an elephant.” And everyone knows that elephants don’t climb trees!

Added on 05th October 2020

Oral tradition Appalachian folk song

Folk and fairy tales Environment and nature
1001