Garden Song

Lore: None Arrangement: Vocalist typically accompanied by liltrum, though variations are not unheard of. Range: Usually tenor, but it varies. Attribution: Peter Paul and Mary Notes: None

Lyrics: Inch by inch, row by row Gonna make this garden grow Gonna mulch it deep and low Gonna make it fertile ground

Inch by inch, row by row Please bless these seeds I sow Please keep them safe below 'Till the rain comes tumbling down

Pullin' weeds and pickin' stones We are made of dreams and bones Need a place to call my own 'Cause the time is close at hand

Grain for grain, sun and rain Find my way in nature's chain Till my body and my brain Tell the music of the land

Inch by inch, row by row Gonna make this garden grow Gonna mulch it deep and low Gonna make it fertile ground

Plant your rows straight and long Season with a prayer and song Mother Earth will make you strong If you give her loving care

Old crow watching hungrily From his perch in yonder tree In my garden I'm as free As that feathered thief up there

Inch by inch, row by row Gonna make this garden grow Gonna mulch it deep and low Gonna make it fertile ground