The One Tree

Gather 'round, boys and girls! Uncle Midas is going to read you his most favorite tree poem in the whole wide world!


The Green Grass Grows All Around

There was a tree (there was a tree)
All in the wood (all in the wood)
The prettiest tree (the prettiest tree)
That you ever did see (that you ever did see)
The tree in a hole and the hole in the ground
And the green grass grows all around, all around
The green grass grows all around

And on that tree (and on that tree)
There was a limb (there was a limb)
The prettiest limb (the prettiest limb)
That you ever did see (that you ever did see)
The limb on the tree, and the tree in a hole,
And the green grass grows all around, all around
The green grass grows all around.

And on that limb (and on that limb)
There was a branch (there was a branch)
The prettiest branch (the prettiest branch)
That you ever did see (that you ever did see)
The branch on the limb, and the limb on the tree,
And the tree in a hole,
And the green grass grows all around, all around
The green grass grows all around.

And on that branch (and on that 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)
The nest on the branch, and the branch on the limb,
And the limb on the tree, and the tree in a hole,
And the green grass grows all around, all around
The green grass grows all around.

And in that nest (and in that 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)
The egg in the nest, and the nest on the branch,
And the branch on the limb, and the limb on the tree,
And the tree in a hole,

And the green grass grows all around, all around
The green grass grows all around.

And in that egg (and in that 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)
The bird in the egg, and the egg in the nest,
And the nest on the branch, and the branch on the limb,
And the limb on the tree, and the tree in a hole,
And the green grass grows all around, all around
The green grass grows all around.

And on that bird (and on that bird)
There was a wing (there was a wing)
The prettiest wing (the prettiest wing)
That you ever did see (that you ever did see)
The wing on the bird, and the bird in the egg,
And the egg in the nest, and the nest on the branch,
And the branch on the limb, and the limb on the tree,
And the tree in a hole,
And the green grass grows all around, all around
The green grass grows all around.

And on that wing (and on that wing)
There was a feather (there was a feather)
The prettiest feather (the prettiest feather)
That you ever did see (that you ever did see)
The feather on the wing, and the wing on the bird,
And the bird in the egg, and the egg in the nest,
And the nest on the branch, and the branch on the limb,
And the limb on the tree, and the tree in a hole,
And the green grass grows all around, all around
The green grass grows all around.

And on that feather (and on that feather)
There was a bug (there was a bug)
The prettiest bug (the prettiest bug)
That you ever did see (that you ever did see)
The bug on the feather, and the feather on the wing,
And the wing on the bird, and the bird in the egg,
And the egg in the nest, and the nest on the branch,
And the branch on the limb, and the limb on the tree,
And the tree in a hole,
And the green grass grows all around, all around

The green grass grows all around.

And on that bug (and on that bug)
There was a germ (there was a germ)
The prettiest germ (the prettiest germ)
That you ever did see (that you ever did see)
The germ on the bug, and the bug on the feather,
And the feather on the wing, and the wing on the bird,
And the bird in the egg, and the egg in the nest,
And the nest on the branch, and the branch on the limb,
And the limb on the tree, and the tree in a hole,
And the green grass grows all around, all around
The green grass grows all around.

Yes, the green grass grows all around, all around
The green grass grows all around!

[OMG I freakin' forgot how long this kiddy rhyme was!!!]

© Joël LINTZ, 2003

Have you hugged a tree today?

Hug a tree, kiss a rose, pet a shrubbery, maybe even tickle a dangling vine if you feel daring!

Everybody--Have a Great Day!!!

[splendra]

thanx
((((Midas))))

[cwohio]

oh i love that poem and the tree pic was tooo cool! thank you midas!

[quercusalba]

Love it! Thanks, Midas. I am a *huge* fan of trees... I love them dearly. I recently found out that Juglans cinerea (aka butternut or white walnut) is in danger of going extinct, and it made me feel terribly sad. Oaks and maples are having a hard time here in the NE as well. It's a little disheartening at times.

However... I'm enjoying the trees that are still around and looking good.

Thanks again for sharing.

Welcome!! While I was conducting some research about the ''The One Tree'' and The Tree of Life, in the middle of the night, I sort of drifted. Then the nursery (pun intended) rhyme suddenly came to me. That rhyme is probably the world's most ad-libbed prose in recent history.

Funny though, how little snippets of my childhood are surfacing. I remembered singing along to ''The Grass Grows All Around'' in what grade...kindergarten?? LoL!!!

Glad you enjoyed it. I did! Hey...I got a crazy idea to record a real reading of it, but it's hard to lead solo and do the echo part at the same time.

I love walnut trees, too. It's a shame the white walnut is nearly extinct due to the fungal blight.

Notable trivia: When I was living in CA., I raised 12 Eucalyptus trees from seeds. Most of them were E. citriodora [lemon-scented bark], several were E. cornuta [horn-shaped foliage], and a couple were E. leucoxylon [white ironbark].