GARDEN SONG

CHORUS:
Inch by inch, row by row, 
Gonna make this garden grow.
Gonna mulch it deep and low, 
Gonna make it fertile ground.
Inch by inch, row by row, 
Please bless these seeds I sow.
Please keep them safe below 
'Til the rain comes tumbling down. 

Pullin' weeds and pickin' stones, 
We are made of dreams and bones
Need spot to call my own 
Cause the time is close at hand.
Grain for grain, sun and rain 
I'll find my way in nature's chain
Tune my body and my brain 
To the music of the land. 

CHORUS 

Plant your rows straight and long, 
Season them with a prayer and song
Mother earth will keep you strong 
If you give her love and care.
Old crow watching from a tree
Has his hungry eyes on me
In my garden I'm as free 
As that feathered thief up there. 

CHORUS 

Words and Music by David Mallett
©1975 Cherry Lane Music Publishing (ASCAP)