Green, Green, It's Green They Say

DESCRIPTION: "Green, green, it's green , they say On the far side of the hill Green, green, I'm going away To where the grass is greener still." No one -- not a mother, not a lover -- will keep the singer from seeking greener places
AUTHOR: Barry McGuire; Randy Sparks (source: Wikipedia)
EARLIEST DATE: 1963 (recording, The New Christy Minstrels)
KEYWORDS: rambling mother begging
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 540, "Green, Green" (notes only)
DT, GRENGREN
File: ACSF540G

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