Green Grow the Rushes O
Green Grow the Rushes O
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I will sing you one O
Green grow the rushes O
What is your one O
One is one and all alone
And evermore shall be so
I will sing you two O
Green grow the rushes O
What is your two O
Two, two the lily white boys
Clothed all in green O
I will sing you three O
Green grow the rushes O
What is your three O
Three, three the rivals
Four for the Gospel makers
Five for the symbols at your door
Six for the six proud walkers
Seven for the seven stars in the sky
Eight for the April rainers
Nine for the nine bright shiners
Ten for the Ten Commandments
Eleven for the eleven that went to heaven
Twelve for the twelve apostles
Written By: Unknown
Copyright Unknown
I will sing you one O
Green grow the rushes O
What is your one O
One is one and all alone
And evermore shall be so
I will sing you two O
Green grow the rushes O
What is your two O
Two, two the lily white boys
Clothed all in green O
I will sing you three O
Green grow the rushes O
What is your three O
Three, three the rivals
Four for the Gospel makers
Five for the symbols at your door
Six for the six proud walkers
Seven for the seven stars in the sky
Eight for the April rainers
Nine for the nine bright shiners
Ten for the Ten Commandments
Eleven for the eleven that went to heaven
Twelve for the twelve apostles
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Green Grow the Rushes, O
Robert Burns
(1759-1796)
There’s naught but care on every hand,
In every hour that passes, O:
What signifies the life of man,
And ’twere not for the lasses, O?
Green Grow the Rushes, O
Green Grow the Rushes, O
The sweetest hours that e’er are spent,
Are spent among the lasses, O.
The worldly race may riches chase,
And riches still may fly them, O;
And though at last they catch them fast,
Their hearts may ne’er enjoy them, O.
Green Grow the Rushes, O
Green Grow the Rushes, O
The sweetest hours that e’er are spent,
Are spent among the lasses, O.
Give me a quiet hour at even,
My arms about my dearie, O;
And worldly cares and worldly men,
May all go topsyturvy, O.
Green Grow the Rushes, O
Green Grow the Rushes, O
The sweetest hours that e’er are spent,
Are spent among the lasses, O.
For you so prim you sneer at this,
You’re naught but senseless asses, O;
The wisest man the world e’er saw,
He dearly loved the lasses, O.
Green Grow the Rushes, O
Green Grow the Rushes, O
The sweetest hours that e’er are spent,
Are spent among the lasses, O.
Old Nature swears the lovely dears
Her noblest works she classes, O;
Her prentice hand she tried on man–
And the she made the lasses, O.
Green Grow the Rushes, O
Green Grow the Rushes, O
The sweetest hours that e’er are spent,
Are spent among the lasses, O.
GREEN GROW THE RUSHES O
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Traditional English Folksong
New words by Thorskegga Thorn, Thorshof
'Green grow the rushes o' is an old counting song, similar in style to the Twelve Days of Christmas. The original words are based on Biblical characters. An explanation of the new words are given below.
What is you one - o?
Green grow the rushes -o.
This is my one - o.
One is for the great world tree
High and ever green - o.
What is your two - o?
Green grow the rushes -o.
This is my two - o.
Two, two the sun and moon,
Race across the heavens - o.
One is for the great world tree
High and ever green - o
What is your three - o?
Green grow the rushes -o.
This is my three - o.
Three, three the Norns.
Two, two the sun and moon,
Race across the heavens - o.
One is for the great world tree
High and ever green - o
What is your four - o?
Green grow the rushes -o.
This is my four - o.
Four for the stags a-grazing
Three, three the Norns.
Two, two the sun and moon,
Race across the heavens - o.
One is for the great world tree
High and ever green - o
Other Verses:
Five for the points of Aurvandil.
Six for the colours of the bridge.
Seven for the jewels on the Lady's wain.
Eight for the legs of Sleipnir.
Nine for the worlds around the tree.
Ten for the day the runes were known.
Eleven for the horses of the gods.
Twelve for the gods of Asgard.
Explanation of the new words:
This was difficult, Norse myths repeatedly use the numbers three and nine.
World Tree (obvious I hope), sun and moon (ditto), Norns (ditto), stags a-grazing (the stags that run in the branches of the World Tree), points of Aurvandil (Aurvandil is a star), colours of the bridge (Bifrost the rainbow bridge counting indigo and purple as one colour), Lady's Wain (the stars of Ursa Minor), legs of Sleipnir (Odin's horse), Worlds around the tree (the nine worlds of existence), day the runes were known (Odin spent nine days in self sacrifice to learn the runes), horses of the gods (Thor has no horse hence eleven), gods of Asgard (numbered at twelve in the later myths).
The wheelbarrow's fallen
Look at my hands
They've found some surplus cheaper hands
Rubbing palms and pick and choose,
who will they choose? Here is the news.
Look at that building, look at this man
Haloed and whitewashed
Gone to find a cheaper hand
he'll offer a pound, offer a pound.
Green grow the rushes go
Green grow the rushes go
Green grow the rushes go
The compass points the workers home
Pay for your freedom, find another gate
Guilt by associate, the rushes wilted a long time ago
Guilty as you go
Stay off that highway, word is it's not so safe
The grasses that hide the greenback
The amber waves of gain again
The amber waves of gain
Green grow the rushes go
Green grow the rushes go
Green grow the rushes go
The compass points the workers home
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