Cover Song: "Garden/Anti-Garden Song" (Patreon)

This is a mashup of "The Garden Song" by Dave Mallett, made famous by John Denver, and a parody of it called "The Anti-Garden Song" by Eric Kilburn. I love them both, and thought they should go together, so here we are. I have tweaked the lyrics slightly, mostly to update the Anti-Garden Song part.

Inch by inch, row by row,Gonna make this garden grow.All it takes is a rake and a hoe,And a piece of fertile ground.

Inch by inch, row by row,Someone bless the seeds I sow.Someone warm them from below,Till the rain comes tumbling down.

Pulling weeds and picking stones,Men are made of dreams and bones.Feel the need to grow my own,'Cause the time is close at hand.

Grain for grain, sun and rain.Find my way in nature's chain.Tune my body and my brainTo the music from the land.

Inch by inch, row by row,Gonna make this garden grow.All it takes is a rake and a hoe,And a piece of fertile ground.

Inch by inch, row by row,Someone bless the seeds I sow.Someone warm them from below,Till the rain comes tumbling down.

Slug by slug, weed by weed,My garden's really got me teed.All the insects love to feed upon my tomato plants.Sunburned face, scratched-up knees,My kitchen's choked with zucchinis.I'm shopping at Kroger or Aldi next time I get the chance.

The crabgrass grows, the ragweed thrives,The broccoli has long since died.The only things left still alive are some radishes and beans.My carrot plants are dead and gone,The rabbits sing a happy song.Until you've weeded all day long,You don't know what boredom means.

Plant your rows straight and long,Temper them with prayer and song.Mother Earth will make you strong,If you give her love and care.

Old crow watching hungrilyFrom his perch in yonder tree --In my garden I'm as freeAs that feathered thief up there.

You get up early, work till late,Watch moles and mice get overweight.They eat their dinners on a plateFrom the hard work you have doneAs ye sow so shall ye reap,But I smell like a compost heap.I'm gonna get that lousy creepWho said gardening was fun.

"The Garden Song" written by Dave Mallett"The Anti-Garden Song" lyrics written by Eric Kilburn