Oh send me a … What will you sing to me? The song's origins and age are uncertain: however, a counting song with similar lyrics, but without the 'Green grow the rushes' chorus, was sung by English children in the first … 3. Green grow the lilacs, Your favorite flow'r, So sweetly perfuming - a sad parting hour. Green grow the lilacs reminding me of The ones that I brought you with all of my love, The gates of my country will open for you And change the green lilacs to the Red, White and Blue.

Ed McCurdy - Green Grow the Lilacs (Civil War Song) - YouTube The musicologist Cecil Sharp, influential in the folklore revival in England, noted in his 1916 One Hundred English Folksongs that the words are "so corrupt, indeed, that in some cases we can do little more than guess at their original meaning". The lyrics of the song are in many places extremely obscure, and present an unusual mixture of Christian The song's origins and age are uncertain: however, a counting song with similar lyrics, but without the 'Green grow the rushes' chorus, was sung by English children in the first half of the 19th century.

Sharp notes that this was suggested by the editors of 'Rivals' may be a corruption of "Riders", "Arrivals", or "Wisers", referring to the three This may refer to the story of the Transfiguration of Jesus where Moses and Sharp cites Baring-Gould's suggestion of an astronomical mnemonic, the There is also a version: "two, two, the lily white pair, clothen all in green, Ho" which may refer to Adam and Eve. I, saith Israel, know 13: 13 divine attributes, 12 tribes, 11 stars, 10 commandments, 9 months preceding childbirth, 8 days preceding circumcision, 7 days in the week, 6 books of the Mishnah, 5 books of the law, 4 matrons, 3 patriarchs, 2 tables of the covenant; but One is our God, who is over the heavens and the earth. One is One..." However, Sharp records that "a form of this song, 'Green grow the rushes, O' is known at These are the eleven Apostles who remained faithful (minus The nine may be an astronomical reference: the Sun, Moon and five planets known before 1781 yields seven and to this may be added the sphere of the fixed stars and the This may be a corruption of 'six proud waters', a reference to the six jars of water that Jesus turned into wine at the wedding feast at Cana of Galilee, (John 2:6). Green grow the lilacs all sparkling with dew Green grow the lilacs when winter is through Each time I see lilacs my heart breaks in two Cause springtime is here and its here without you As sure as the bluebirds that fly up above Springtime is sad without someone to love Yes springtime is sad and it troubles my mind In a world full of women, not one girl is mine Green grow the lilacs all sparkling with dew Green … Green grow the lilacs, all sparkling with dew I'm lonely, my darling, since parting with you; But by our next meeting I'll hope to prove true And change the green lilacs to the Red, White and Blue. I once had a sweetheart, but now I have none She's gone and she's left me, I care not for one Since she's gone and left me, contented I'll be, For she loves another one better than me. "Green grow the rushes, Ho" (or "O"), the chorus, is not included in Sharp's version, which has simply the call and refrain "Come and I will sing to you. Or "April Showerers", or occasionally "Eight for the eight bold Rangers", or "for the eight bow rainers" i.e. What is your one-er-y? I will sing you one-e-ry. 8 colours of the rainbowOr "Clothe them all in green, oh oh" or "Dressèd all in green, o o", or "Clad them all in Green, O", or "All adorned in green, O"Or "One is one and one alone", "One and one is all alone", "One is one and stands alone", or "One is one and always one"In the Notes and Queries version of 1868, a chorus is not mentioned, but the song began "The Hebrew song has "Who knoweth 13?

"Sharp records unexplained variants "the boys upon the pole", "the thimble over the ball", "the plum boys at the bowl" and "the plum boys in the brow".

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