Down by the river where the green grass grows

Down in the valley 
Where the green grass grows
Sat little Annie
As sweet as a rose.
Along came a boy
And kissed her on the cheek.
Why, Annie, you ought to be ashamed!
Got a little boyfriend
And you don't know his name!
What is his name?
A, B, C ...

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Down in the valley where the green grass grows,
There sat __________ as pretty as a rose.
She sang so high, she sang so sweet,
Along came ________ and kissed her on the cheek.
How many kisses did she get?
1, 2, 3 . . . . . 

4th Jul 2014 Kim Donius, AACS Librarian, & Trisha Kuenzie

Down by the river
(Esther Ofarim, 1967)

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Down by the river where the green grass grows
there sits Mary washing her clothes.
She sings, she sings, a song so sweet,
and calls her playmates up and down the street.

Patrick, Patrick, won't you come to tea?
Come next Saturday at half past three.
Teacakes, pancakes and everything you'll see,
oh won't we have a jolly time at half past three.

Down by the river where the green grass grows
there sits Patrick washing his clothes.
He sings, he sings, a song so sweet,
and calls his playmates up and down the street.

Mary, Mary, won't you come to tea?
Come next Saturday at half past three.
Teacakes, pancakes and everything you'll see,
oh won't we have a jolly time at half past three.

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Down by the river where the green grass grows,
There sits Mary washing her clothes.
She sings, she sings, she sings so sweet.
She calls to her sweetheart across the street.
Patrick, Patrick won't you come to tea,
Come next Sunday at half past three.
Tea cakes, lardy cakes, everything you'll see.
Oh won't we have a jolly time at half past three.

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Down by the river where the green grass grows,

Pretty Polly Perkins bleaches her clothes.

She laughs and she sings, and she sings so sweet.

She calls, "Come over", across the street.

He kissed her, he kissed her, he took her to town,

He bought her a ring and a damascene gown.

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Tim McGraw

About Where The Green Grass Grows

"Where the Green Grass Grows" is a song written by Craig Wiseman and Jess Leary, and performed by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in July 1998 as the fifth single from McGraw's Everywhere album. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart and peaked at number seventy-nine on the Hot 100. It also reached number one on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

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Six lanes
Taillights
Red ants marchin' into the night
They disappear to the left and right again
Another supper from a sack
A ninety-nine cent heart attack
I got a poundin' head and an achin' back
And the camel's buried in a big straw stack

I'm gonna live where the green grass grows
Watchin' my corn pop up in rows
Every night be tucked in close to you
Raise our kids where the good Lord's blessed
Point our rocking chairs towards the west
Plant our dreams where the peaceful river flows
Where the green grass grows

Well I'm from a map dot
A stop sign on a black top
I caught the first bus I could hop from there
But all this glitter is gettin' dark
There's concrete growin' in the city park
I don't know who my neighbors are
And there's bars on the corners and bars on my heart

I'm gonna live where the green grass grows
Watchin' my corn pop up in rows
Every night be tucked in close to you
Raise our kids where the good Lord's blessed
Point our rocking chairs towards the west
Plant our dreams where the peaceful river flows
Where the green grass grows

I'm gonna live where the green grass grows
Watchin' my corn pop up in rows
Every night be tucked in close to you
Raise our kids where the good Lord's blessed
Point our rocking chairs towards the west
Plant our dreams where the peaceful river flows
Where the green grass grows

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Tim McGraw

Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the Soundscan era. He is married to country singer Faith Hill and is the son of former baseball player Tug McGraw. more »

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Written by: Craig Wiseman, Jessica Leary

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