And the green grass grows all around, all around The green grass grows all around. And on this root there was tree "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 an 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. The finest little branch you ever did see. Lyrics to The Green Grass Grew All Around by The Countdown Kids from the 50 Nursery Rhyme Songs album - including song video, artist biography, translations and more! And the green grass grew all around…ZOOM ZOOM. And the Green Grass Grows All Around Lyrics: There was a hole (There was a hole) / In the middle of the ground. On the tree there was a branch. And the green grass grew all around and around And the green grass grew all around. And on that branch (And on that branch) There was a nest (There was a nest) The prettiest nest (The prettiest nest) That you ever did see Oh, the nest on the branch, And the branch on the limb, And the limb on the tree, And the tree in a hole, “And the hole’s in the ground… and the green grass grew all around, all around, and the green grass grew all around.” Before moving on I have kids try this whole thing again and we add an action of making a circle with their arms (like showing you’ve got a sumo wrestler belly or miming holding a … Share this Rating. Add in succession: limb twig nest egg bird wing feather fly flea And in this hole there was a root The prettiest root that you ever did see Well the root in the hole And the hole in the ground And the green grass grew all around and around And the green grass grew all around. Title: And the Green Grass Grew All Around (1931) 4.1 /10. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? And the green grass grew (etc.) And the green grass grows all around, all around and the green grass grows all around. Some sources give the author as William Jerome and melody by Harry Von Tilzer in 1912. Use the HTML below. The tree grew in the hole and the hole was in the ground. And the green grass grew all around, all around And the green grass grew all around. And the green grass grew all around and around. The branch was on the tree and the tree was in the hole (etc.)