Green Green

The New Christy Minstrels

Green GreenThe New Christy MinstrelsWritten by Minstrel members Barry McGuire and Randy SparksPeaked at # 14 in 1963CHORUS(Green, green, it's green they say)(On the far side of the hill)(Green, green, I'm goin' away)(To where the grass is greener still)a-Well I told my mama on the day I was born"Dontcha cry when you see I'm gone""Ya know there ain't no woman gonna settle me down""I just gotta be travelin' on"a-Singin'CHORUSNah, there ain't nobody in this whole wide worldGonna tell me to spend my timeI'm just a good-lovin' ramblin' manSay, buddy, can ya spare me a dime?Hear me cryin', it's aCHORUSYeah, I don't care when the sun goes downWhere I lay my weary headGreen, green valley or rocky roadIt's there I'm gonna make my bedEasy, nowCHORUS Everybody, I wanna hear it now !!!CHORUS (To where the grass is greener still)(To where the grass is greener still)FADE(To where the grass is greener still)