Not Long Ago
(Not Long Ago)
There were some trees
(there were some trees)
The prettiest trees
(The prettiest trees)
That you ever did see
(That you ever did see)

And the green grass grew all around, all around, the green grass grew all around

And on those trees
(And on those trees)
There were some limbs
(There were some limbs)
The prettiest limbs
(The prettiest limbs)
That you ever did see
(That you ever did see)


Oh, the limbs on the tree,
And the green grass grew all around, all around, the green grass grew all around



And on those limbs
(And on those limbs)
There were some branches
(There were some branches)
The prettiest branches
(The prettiest branches)
That you ever did see
(That you ever did see)


Oh, the branches on the limbs,
And the limbs on the tree,
And the green grass grew all around, all around, the green grass grew all around

And on those branches
(And on those branches)
There were some nests
(There were some nests)
The prettiest nests
(The prettiest nests)
That you ever did see
(That you ever did see)


Oh, the nests on the branches,
And the branches on the limbs,
And the limbs on the tree,
And the green grass grew all around, all around, the green grass grew all around

And in those nests
(And in those nests)
There were some eggs
(There were some eggs)
The prettiest eggs
(The prettiest eggs)
That you ever did see
(That you ever did see)


Oh, the eggs in the nests,
And the nests on the branches,
And the branches on the limbs,
And the limbs on the tree,
And the green grass grew all around, all around, the green grass grew all around

And in those eggs
(And in those eggs)
There were some birds
(There were some birds)
The prettiest birds
(The prettiest birds)
That you ever did see
(That you ever did see)


Oh, the birds in the eggs,
And the eggs in the nests,
And the nests on the branches,
And the branches on the limbs,
And the limbs on the tree,
And the green grass grew all around, all around, the green grass grew all around

And on those birds
(and on those birds)
There were some wings
(There were some wings)
The prettiest wings
(The prettiest wings)
That you ever did see
(That you ever did see)


Oh, the wings on the birds,
And the birds in the eggs,
And the eggs in the nests,
And the nests on the branches,
And the branches on the limbs,
And the limbs on the tree,
And the green grass grew all around, all around, the green grass grew all around


And on those wings
(and on those wings)
There were some feathers
(There were some feathers)
The prettiest feathers
(The prettiest feathers)
That you ever did see
(That you ever did see)

Oh, the feathers on the wings,
And the wings on the birds,
And the birds in the eggs,
And the eggs in the nests,
And the nests on the branches,
And the branches on the limbs,
And the limbs on the tree,
And the green grass grew all around, all around, the green grass grew all around

And then one day
(And then one day)
Men cut the trees
(men cut the trees)
It was the saddest thing
(It was the saddest thing)
That you ever did see
(That you ever did see)

Oh, men cut the trees,
So no feathers on the wings
So no wings on the birds,
So no birds in the eggs,
So no eggs in the nests,
So no nests on the branches,
So no branches on the limbs,
And no limbs on the tree,
And the green grass died all around, all around, the green grass died all around.

The sun baked the ground
(The sun baked the ground)
Since there were no trees
(Since there were no trees)
All the trees had gone
(all the trees had gone)
leaving nothing to see
(leaving nothing to see)


So no feathers on the wings,
So no wings on the birds,
So no birds in the eggs,
So no eggs in the nests,
So no nests on the branches,
So no branches on the limbs,
So no limbs on the trees,
And the green grass died all around, all around, the green grass died all around.

And now today
(and now today)
We've no fresh air
(we've no fresh air)
All green has died
(all green has died)
and so shall we
(and so shall we)

And everything died all around all around, and everything died all around. 

And everything died all around all around, and everything died all around.