Some notes on the folk song, "Green Grow the Rushes, O"


	Some notes on the folk song, "Green Grow the Rushes, O"

enbar

4-20-2008 10:09 PM

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enbar says:

Apparently this song represents a very ancient tradition, and no one knows precisely what all the lyrics mean. My son loves it.

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