This year we planted a vegetable garden at home and we are now beginning to harvest. We have lots of cucumbers, some green bell peppers, swis chard and even corn. We really enjoyed planting this garden and next year we plan on expanding it.
In honor of our wonderful garden, today’s favorite lyric is The Garden Song by David Mallet. The song has been recorded by many people, most notably John Denver, Arlo Guthrie and Peter Paul & Mary. Here are the lyrics:
Chorus:
Inch by inch, row by row
Gonna make this garden grow
All it takes is a rake and a hoe
And a piece of fertile ground
Inch by inch, row by row
Someone bless these seeds I sow
Someone warm them from below
‘Till the rain comes tumbling down.
Pulling weeds and pickin’ stones;
Man is made of dreams and bones
Feel the need to grow my own,
‘Cause the time is close at hand.
Grain for grain, sun and rain,
Find my way in nature’s chain
Tune my body and my brain,
To the music from the land.
Plant your rows straight and long,
Temper them with a prayer and song.
Mother Earth will make you strong
If you give her love and care.
An old crow watching hungrily
From his perch in yonder tree.
And in my garden I’m as free
As that feathered thief up there.
Repeat Chorus:
Anytime I find a video that includes the Muppets that is for sure the one I am going to include. Here is John Denver singing the garden song on an episode of The Muppet Show.
Enjoy
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