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Green Green
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The New Christy Minstrels
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Written by Minstrel members Barry McGuire and Randy Sparks
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Peaked at # 14 in 1963
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CHORUS
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(Green, green, it's green they say)
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(On the far side of the hill)
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(Green, green, I'm goin' away)
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(To where the grass is greener still)
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a-Well I told my mama on the day I was born
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"Dontcha cry when you see I'm gone"
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"Ya know there ain't no woman gonna settle me down"
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"I just gotta be travelin' on"
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a-Singin'
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CHORUS
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Nah, there ain't nobody in this whole wide world
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Gonna tell me to spend my time
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I'm just a good-lovin' ramblin' man
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Say, buddy, can ya spare me a dime?
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Hear me cryin', it's a
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CHORUS
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Yeah, I don't care when the sun goes down
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Where I lay my weary head
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Green, green valley or rocky road
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It's there I'm gonna make my bed
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Easy, now
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CHORUS
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Everybody, I wanna hear it now !!!
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CHORUS
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(To where the grass is greener still)
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(To where the grass is greener still)
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FADE
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(To where the grass is greener still)
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Green Green
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| The New Christy Minstrels |
