Children's Folk Song Lyrics and Sound Clip
Performed by Two of a Kind

There once was a tree
There once was a tree
A pretty little tree
A pretty little tree
The prettiest little tree
The prettiest little tree
That you ever did see
That you ever did see

Oh, the tree in a hole
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grew all around, all around
And the green grass grew all around

Now on this tree
Now on this tree
There was a limb
There was a limb
The prettiest little limb
The prettiest little limb
That you ever did see
That you ever did see

Oh, the limb on the tree
A and the tree in a hole
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grew all around, all around
And the green grass grew all around

Now on this limb
Now on this limb
There was a branch
There was a branch
The prettiest little branch
The prettiest little branch
That you ever did see
That you ever did see

Oh, the branch on the limb
And the limb on the tree
And the tree in a hole
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grew all around, all around
And the green grass grew all around

Now on this branch
Now on this branch
There was a bow
There was a bow
The prettiest little bow
The prettiest little bow
That you ever did see
That you ever did see

Oh, the bow on the branch
And the branch on the limb
And the limb on the tree
and the tree in a hole
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grew all around, all around
And the green grass grew all around

Now on this bow
Now on this bow
There was a twig
There was a twig
The prettiest little twig
The prettiest little twig
That you ever did see
That you ever did see

Oh, the twig on the bow
And the bow on the branch
And the branch on the limb
And the limb on the tree
and the tree in a hole
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grew all around, all around
And the green grass grew all around

Now on this twig
Now on this twig
There was a leaf
There was a leaf
The prettiest little leaf
The prettiest little leaf
That you ever did see
That you ever did see

Oh, the leaf on the twig
And the twig on the bow
And the bow on the branch
And the branch on the limb
And the limb on the tree
and the tree in a hole
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grew all around, all around
And the green grass grew all around


Now on this leaf
Now on this leaf
There was a nest
There was a nest
The prettiest little nest
The prettiest little nest
That you ever did see
That you ever did see

Oh, the nest on the leaf
And the leaf on the twig
And the twig on the bow
And the bow on the branch
And the branch on the limb
And the limb on the tree
and the tree in a hole
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grew all around, all around
And the green grass grew all around

Now in this nest
Now in this nest
There was a bird
There was a bird
The prettiest little bird
The prettiest little bird
That you ever did see
That you ever did see

Oh, the bird in the nest
And the nest on the leaf
And the leaf on the twig
And the twig on the bow
And the bow on the branch
And the branch on the limb
And the limb on the tree
and the tree in a hole
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grew all around, all around
And the green grass grew all around

Now on this bird
Now on this bird
There was a feather
There was a feather
The prettiest little feather
The prettiest little feather
That you ever did see
That you ever did see

Oh, the feather on the bird
And the bird in the nest
And the nest on the leaf
And the leaf on the twig
And the twig on the bow
And the bow on the branch
And the branch on the limb
And the limb on the tree
and the tree in a hole
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grew all around, all around
And the green grass grew all around

Now on this feather
Now in this feather
There was a flea
There was a flea
The prettiest little flea
The prettiest little flea
That you ever did see
That you ever did see

Oh, the flea on the feather
And the feather on the bird
And the bird in the nest
And the nest on the leaf
And the leaf on the twig
And the twig on the bow
And the bow on the branch
And the branch on the limb
And the limb on the tree
and the tree in a hole
And the hole in the ground

And the green grass grew all around
All around
And the green grass grew all around

 

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