Historical Folk Lyrics
"The Tree In The Wood"

There was a tree grew in the ground,
A very fine tree was he,
And the tree grew on the moor,
And the moor grew on the ground,
And it grew all round and around,
And a very fine tree was he.

And on that tree there was a branch,
And a very fine branch was he,
And the branch was on the tree,
And the tree grew on the moor,
And the moor grew on the ground,
And it grew all round and around,
And a very fine tree was he.

Last stanza
And on that man there was a slip,
And a very fine slip was he,
And the slip was on the man,
And the man was on the bed,
And the bed was on the feather,
And the feather was on the down,
And the down was on the bird,
And the bird was in the egg,
And the egg was in the nest,
And the nest was on the branch,
And the branch was on the tree,
And the tree grew on the moor,
And the moor grew on the ground,
And it grew all round and around,
And a very fine tree was he.