"And the Green Grass Grew All Around", also known as "The Green Grass Grew All Around" or "And the Green Grass Grows All Around", is a traditional Appalachian folk song that was first noted in 1877 in (Miss M. H. Mason's book 'Nursery Rhymes and Country Songs' but is likely to be much older).
Some sources give the author as
William Jerome
William Jerome Flannery, September 30, 1865 – June 25, 1932) was an American songwriter, born in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York of Irish immigrant parents, Mary Donnellan and Patrick Flannery. He collaborated with numerous well-known composers a ...
[Axford, Elizabeth C. (2004). Scarecrow Press. page 20. ] and melody by
Harry Von Tilzer
Harry Von Tilzer (born Aaron Gumbinsky, also known as Harry Gumm; 8 July 1872 – 10 January 1946) was an American composer, songwriter, publisher and vaudeville performer.
Early life
Von Tilzer was born in Detroit, Michigan. His parents, Sarah ...
[Egan, Bill (2004) . Scarecrow Press. page 16. ] in 1912.
As a popular classic
children's song
A children's song may be a nursery rhyme set to music, a song that children invent and share among themselves or a modern creation intended for entertainment, use in the home or education. Although children's songs have been recorded and studied ...
today, it is an example of a
cumulative song
A cumulative song is a song with a simple verse structure modified by progressive addition so that each verse is longer than the verse before. Cumulative songs are popular for group singing, in part because they require relatively little memoriza ...
.
It is similar to the Irish folk song
Rattlin' Bog and versions exist in many other cultures and under many titles.
A version of the song features in the Midsomer Murders episode Small Mercie
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American children's songs
Songs about plants
Cumulative songs
1877 songs
Songs with music by Harry Von Tilzer
Songs with lyrics by William Jerome