The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

THERE WAS A HOLE, THERE WAS A HOLE, A PRETTY LITTLE HOLE, A
PRETTY LITTLE HOLE, THAT YOU EVER DID SEE, THAT YOU EVER
DID SEE. OH! THE HOLE WAS IN THE GROUND AND THE GREEN
GRASS GREW ALL AROUND AND AROUND THE GREEN GRASS GREW
ALL AROUND. AND IN THAT HOLE, AND IN THAT HOLE, THERE
WAS SOME DIRT, THERE WAS SOME DIRT, THE PRETTIEST LITTLE
DIRT, THE PRETTIEST LITTLE DIRT, THAT YOU EVER DID SEE,
THAT YOU EVER DID SEE. OH! THE DIRT WAS IN THE HOLE, AND
THE HOLE WAS IN THE GROUND AND THE GREEN GRASS GREW ALL
AROUND AND AROUND THE GREEN GRASS GREW ALL AROUND. AND
IN THAT DIRT, AND IN THAT DIRT, THERE WAS SOME ROOTS,
THERE WAS SOME ROOTS, THE PRETTIEST LITTLE ROOTS, THE
PRETTIEST LITTLE ROOTS, THAT YOU EVER DID SEE, THAT YOU EVER,
DID SEE. OH! THE ROOTS WERE IN THE DIRT, THE DIRT WAS IN
THE HOLE AND THE HOLE WAS IN THE GROUND AND THE GREEN GRASS
GREW ALL AROUND AND AROUND, THE GREEN GRASS GREW ALL AROUND.
AND ON THOSE ROOTS, AND ON THOSE ROOTS, THERE WAS A TREE,
THERE WAS A TREE, THE PRETTIEST LITTLE TREE, THE PRETTIEST
LITTLE TREE, THAT YOU EVER DID SEE, THAT YOU EVER DID SEE.
OH! THE TREE WAS ON THE ROOTS, THE ROOTS WERE IN THE
DIRT, THE DIRT WAS IN HOLE AND THE HOLE WAS IN THE
GROUND AND THE GREEN GRASS GREW ALL AROUND AND AROUND
THE GREEN GRASS GREW ALL AROUND. AND ON THAT TREE,
AND ON THAT TREE, THERE WAS A BRANCH, THERE WAS A
BRANCH, THE PRETTIEST LITTLE BRANCH, THE PRETTIEST LITTLE,
BRANCH, THAT YOU EVER DID SEE, THAT YOU EVER DID SEE. OH!
THE BRANCH WAS ON THE TREE, THE TREE WAS ON THE ROOTS,
THE ROOTS WERE IN THE DIRT, THE DIRT WAS IN THE
HOLE AND THE HOLE WAS IN THE GROUND AND THE GREEN GRASS
GREW ALL AROUND AND AROUND, THE GREEN GRASS GREW ALL
AROUND. AND ON THAT BRANCH, AND ON THAT BRANCH, THERE
WAS SOME LEAVES, THERE WAS SOME LEAVES, THE PRETTIEST
LITTLE LEAVES, THE PRETTIEST LITTLE LEAVES, THAT YOU EVER
DID SEE, THAT YOU EVER DID SEE. OH! THE LEAVES WERE ON
THE BRANCH, THE BRANCH WAS ON THE TREE, THE TREE
WAS ON THE ROOTS, THE ROOTS WERE IN THE DIRT, THE
DIRT WAS IN THE HOLE, AND THE HOLE WAS IN THE GROUND AND
THE GREEN GRASS GREW ALL AROUND AND AROUND, THE GREEN
GRASS GREW ALL AROUND. AND ON THOSE LEAVES, AND ON THOSE
LEAVES, THERE WAS A NEST, THERE WAS A NEST, THE PRETTIEST
LITTLE NEST, THE PRETTIEST LITTLE NEST, THAT YOU EVER DID
SEE, THAT YOU EVER DID SEE. OH! THE NEST WAS ON THE
LEAVES, THE LEAVES ON THE BRANCH, THE BRANCH ON THE TREE,
THE TREE ON THE ROOTS, THE ROOTS IN THE DIRT, THE DIRT IN
THE HOLE, AND THE HOLE IN THE GROUND, AND THE GREEN GRASS
GREW ALL AROUND AND AROUND, THE GREEN GRASS GREW ALL
AROUND. AND IN THAT NEST, AND IN THAT NEST, THERE WAS
AN EGG, THERE WAS AN EGG, THE PRETTIEST LITTLE EGG, THE
PRETTIEST LITTLE EGG, THAT YOU EVER DID SEE, THAT YOU EVER
DID SEE. OH! THE EGG WAS IN THE NEST, THE NEST WAS ON THE
LEAVES, THE LEAVES WERE ON THE BRANCH, THE BRANCH WAS ON THE
TREE, THE TREE WAS ON THE ROOTS, THE ROOTS WERE IN THE DIRT,
THE DIRT WAS IN THE HOLE, AND THE HOLE WAS IN THE GROUND,
AND THE GREEN GRASS GREW ALL AROUND AND AROUND, THE GREEN
GRASS GREW ALL AROUND. AND ON THAT EGG, AND ON THAT EGG,
THERE WAS A BIRD, THERE WAS A BIRD, THE PRETTIEST LITTLE
BIRD, THE PRETTIEST LITTLE BIRD, THAT YOU EVER DID SEE,
THAT YOU EVER DID SEE. OH! THE BIRD WAS ON THE EGG, THE
EGG WAS IN THE NEST, THE NEST WAS ON THE LEAVES, THE
LEAVES WERE ON THE BRANCH, THE BRANCH WAS ON THE TREE,
THE TREE WAS ON THE ROOTS, THE ROOTS WERE IN THE DIRT,
THE DIRT WAS IN THE HOLE, AND THE HOLE WAS IN THE GROUND,
AND THE GREEN GRASS GREW ALL AROUND AND AROUND, THE GREEN
GRASS GREW ALL AROUND. AND ON THAT BIRD, AND ON THAT BIRD,
THERE WAS SOME FEATHERS, THERE WAS SOME FEATHERS, THE
PRETTIEST LITTLE FEATHERS, THE PRETTIEST LITTLE FEATHERS,
THAT YOU EVER DID SEE, THAT YOU EVER DID SEE. OH! THE
FEATHERS WERE ON THE BIRD, THE BIRD WAS ON THE EGG, THE
EGG WAS IN THE NEST, THE NEST WAS ON THE LEAVES, THE
LEAVES WERE ON THE BRANCH, THE BRANCH WAS ON THE TREE,
THE TREE WAS ON THE ROOTS, THE ROOTS WERE IN THE DIRT,
THE DIRT WAS IN THE HOLE, AND THE HOLE WAS IN THE GROUND,
AND THE GREEN GRASS GREW ALL AROUND AND AROUND, THE
GREEN GRASS GREW ALL AROUND. AND ON THOSE FEATHERS,
AND ON THOSE FEATHERS, THERE WAS A FLY, THERE WAS A
FLY, THE PRETTIEST LITTLE FLY, THE PRETTIEST LITTLE FLY,
THAT YOU EVER DID SEE, THAT YOU EVER DID SEE. OH! THE
FLY WAS ON THE FEATHERS, THE FEATHERS WERE ON THE BIRD,
THE BIRD WAS ON THE EGG, THE EGG WAS IN THE NEST, THE
NEST WAS ON THE LEAVES, THE LEAVES WERE ON THE BRANCH,
THE BRANCH WAS ON THE TREE, THE TREE WAS ON THE ROOTS,
THE ROOTS WERE IN THE DIRT, THE DIRT WAS IN THE HOLE,
AND THE HOLE WAS IN THE GROUND, AND THE GREEN GRASS
GREW ALL AROUND AND AROUND, THE GREEN GRASS GREW ALL
AROUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: 00-00-1977