And the Green Grass Grows All Around

There was a hole (There was a hole)

In the middle of the ground. (In the middle of the ground)

The prettiest hole (The prettiest hole)

That you ever did see. (That you ever did see)

And the green grass grows all around, all around.

And the green grass grows all around.

And in this hole, (And in this hole)

There was a tree. (There was a tree)

The prettiest tree (The prettiest hole)

That you ever did see. (That you ever did see)

Well, 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 this tree, (And on this tree)

There was a branch. (There was a branch)

The prettiest branch (The prettiest branch)

That you ever did see. (That you ever did see)

Oh, a branch 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 this branch, (And on this branch)

There was a nest. (There was a nest)

The prettiest nest (The prettiest nest)

That you ever did see. (That you ever did see)

Well, the nest on a branch and the branch 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 this nest, (And in this nest)

There was an egg. (There was an egg)

The prettiest egg (The prettiest egg)

That you ever did see. (That you ever did see)

Well, the egg in the nest and the nest on a branch

And the branch 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 this egg, (And in this egg)

There was a bird. (There was a bird)

The prettiest bird (The prettiest bird)

That you ever did see. (That you ever did see)

Well, the bird in the egg and the egg in a nest

And a nest on a branch and the branch on the tree

And the tree in the hole and 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 the green grass grows all around, all around.

And the green grass grows all around.