Oh, in the woods there was a tree,
The prettiest little tree that
you ever did see.
Now the tree was in the hole
and the hole was in the ground,
And the green grass grew all around,
all around,
The green grass grew all around.
And on that tree there was a limb,
The prettiest little limb that
you ever did see.
Now the limb on the tree,
and the tree in the 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 that limb there was a branch,
the prettiest little branch
that you ever did see.
Now the branch on the limb,
and the limb on the tree,
and the tree in the hole, and the
And the green grass grew all around,
all around,
And the green grass grew all around.
Now on that branch there was a twig,
The prettiest little twig that
you ever did see.
Now the twig on the branch,
and the branch on the limb,
And the limb on the tree,
and the tree in the hole,
And the hole in the ground,
And the green grass grew all around,
all around,
The green grass grew all around.
Now on that twig there was a nest,
The prettiest little nest that
you ever did see.
Now the nest on the twig,
and the twig on the branch,
And the branch on the limb,
and the limb on the tree,
And the tree in the hole,
and the hole in the ground.
The green grass grew all around,
all around,
And the green grass grew all around.
Now in that nest, there was an egg,
the prettiest little egg,
that you ever did see.
Now the egg in the nest,
and the nest on the twig,
and the twig on the branch,
and the branch on the limb,
and the limb on the tree,
and the tree in the 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 that egg, there was a bird,
the prettiest little bird,
that you ever did see.
Now the bird in the egg,
and the egg in the nest,
and the nest on the twig,
and the twig in the branch,
and the branch on the limb,
and the limb on the tree,
and the tree in the hole,
and the hole in the ground.
The green grass grew all around,
all around,
And the green grass grew all around.
And on that bird there was an eyelash,
The prettiest little eyelash
that you ever did see.
Eyelash on the bird,
and the bird in the egg,
And the egg in the nest,
the nest on the twig,
The twig on the branch,
and the branch on the limb,
And the limb on the tree,
and the tree in the hole,
and the hole in the ground,
and the green grass grew all around,
all around,
the green grass grew all around.
And on that eyelash, there was a bug,
the prettiest little bug that
you ever did see.
The bug on the eyelash,
the eyelash on the bird,
the bird in the egg,
the egg in the nest,
the nest in the twig,
the twig on the branch,
the branch on the limb,
and the limb on the tree,
and the tree in the hole,
And the hole in the ground,
and the green grass grew all around,
all around,
and the green grass grew all around.
And on that bug, there was a wing,
the prettiest little wing that
you ever did see.
Now wing on the bug,
the bug on the eyelash,
the eyelash on the bird,
and the bird in the egg,
and the egg in the nest.
The nest on the twig,
and the twig on the branch,
and the branch on the limb,
and the limb on the tree, and the tree.
And the hole, and the hole,
and the ground,
The green grass grew all around,
all around,
And the green grass grew all around.
And on that wing,
there was a germ,
The prettiest little germ,
that you ever did see.
Now the germ on the wing,
and the wing on the bug,
And the bug on the eyelash,
and the eyelash on the bird,
And the bird in the egg,
the egg in the nest,
And the nest on the twig,
the twig on the branch,
And the branch on the limb,
and the limb on the tree,
And the tree in the hole,
and the hole in the ground,
And the green grass grew all around,
all around,
The green grass grew
all around.
Pete Seeger 
