Have you seen Jack In The Green
With his long tail hanging down
He sits quietly under every tree
in the folds of his velvet gown
He drinks from
the empty acorn cup
the dew that dawn
sweetly bestows
And taps his cane
upon the ground
signals the snowdrops
it's time to grow
It's no fun being
Jack-In-The-Green
no place to dance
no time for song
He wears the colours of the
summer soldier
carries the green flag
all the winter long
Jack, do you never sleep
does the green still run
deep in your heart
Or will these changing times
motorways, powerlines
keep us apart
Well, I don't think so
I saw some grass
growing through
the pavements today
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The rowan, the oak and the
holly tree
are the charges
left for you to groom
Each blade of grass whispers
Jack-In-The-Green
Oh Jack, please
help me through my
winter's night
And we are the berries on the
holly tree
Oh, the mistlethrush is coming
Jack, put out the light