Once when you were still a baby,

The fields just grew and grew

We were happy then - remember?

When the world was green in the blue

Meadows like a sultan's carpet

Beneath your baby shoe

They'll be yours again, I promise

When the world grows green in the blue

Stand your ground and work beside me

And earth will bloom anew

When the mountain falls and the caged bird flies

And the grass gets greener before our eyes

As the world grows green under clear blue skies

When the world grows green in the blue

(In the blue,)

(Cows in the dell)

(Goats in the dell)

((Green in the blue))

(In the blue,)

(Milk in the jug)

(Cream in the pail)

((Green in the blue))

(We can pick beans in the bowl)

(Peas in the pod)

((Fruit on the bough))

(We can put seeds in the ground)

(Shoots in the sun)

((Fix up the plow))

Summer...

(Pike in the pond)

(Hay on the hill)

Sweet as purple plum wine...

(Flax on the wheel)

(Grist in the mill)

((Meat on the plate))

Fall-time...

(Thrush in the grass)

(Game in the glen)

Clusters on the grapevine...

(Hens in the house)

(Pigs in the den)

((Hearty and free))

Winter...

(Soup in the spoon)

(Jam on your bread)

Ever green and ample...

(Socks on your toes)

(Bricks in your bed)

((Kettles of stew))

Springtime...

(Eggs in the nest)

(Chicks in the shell)

Poppy bursts of yellow...

(Mice in your barn)

(Frogs in the well)

((Green in the blue))

In the blue,

Geese in your roost, Birds in your hair

Gold in the stream

In the blue,

Sheep in the sky, fish in the air

Wings on my feet

We can fly up from the ground,

Over the trees,

Wonderful view

We can soar high as a mount,

Catching the breeze,

Wonders come true...

When the mountain falls and the caged bird flies

And the grass grows greener before our eyes

As the world grows green under clear blue skies

When the world grows green in the blue...

Performed by Allen Owen (Julian Chagrin) & Commoners

Lyrics by Michael Korie

Music by Stephen Lawrence