Jack In The Green

Lyrics for Jack In The Green

Have you seen Jack-In-The-Green? With his long tail hanging down He quietly sits under every tree In the folds of his velvet gown He drinks from the empty acorn cup The dew that dawn sweetly bestows And taps his cane upon the ground Signals the snowdrops it's time to grow It's no fun being Jack-In-The-Green No place to dance, no time for song He wears the colours of the summer soldier Carries the green flag all the winter long Jack, do you never sleep Does the green still run deep in your heart? Or will these changing times Motorways, powerlines Keep us apart? Well, I don't think so I saw some grass growing through the pavements today The rowan, the oak and the holly tree Are the charges left for you to groom Each blade of grass whispers Jack-In-The-Green Oh Jack, please help me through my winter's night And we are the berries on the holly tree Oh, the mistlethrush is coming Jack, put out the light