Makem & Clancy - The garden song

[007brush]

yes. sorry to break it to everyone but this is an american song, written by an american and usually performed by american artists.

[PalfreyMcWalker]

Written by Dave Mallett from Maine...right?

[n7275]

@PalfreyMcWalker Yes.

[oge1234]

cant beat the land.

[scottishartist1292]

I love this song! And im only 16 in the us where kids my age have never heard of this music and new crappy pop has taken over the radio. They should play these songs and the other irish classics

[HardLovinLoser]

couldn't believe it when YouTube popped this up for me. Clancy & Makem singing THIS? Coupla Paddies singing this hippie organic dope grower song? Arlo Guthrie does a great version of it, and it fits his image. But they do what may be the vocally best version of it I've heard . Awesome.

[micksul67]

RIP

[LadyMaggie1976]

This was my mother's favorite song.. she was a gardner and just passed away suddenly this past weekend. Listening to it, I could feel her near.. thank you!

[ackstrawbs]

god the memories....back when we used to have summers in ireland....love this song.

[SW189]

haha, my folks love irish folk music, this is one of fav songs from my childhood

[roxy782]

wow this brigs back memories haha :)

[Warriors7111]

This just made my day! I have not heard this song since first grade when we had to learn it for grandparents day. I had it stuck in my head ever since.

[ackstrawbs]

clancy bros rock....love this too...im so sad!!! Clearly been away from home to long.

[proinsiaspad]

Hi vlikavec,

Thanks for posting this beautiful, yet rustic song.

This is a very simple song to play, in terms of chords, but Liam Clancy seems to adding extra notes to the standard major and minor chords. Would anyone be kind enough to discern what they are?

[DoctorPsycho]

pullin weeds and pickin stones...nothing like it!!!

[cheerydavie]

last time i heard this was 30+ years ago

 Ah11 good memories

[fishface20077002]

last time i heard this was 20+ years ago as a kid on my way to our caravan in strandhill co. sligo. anyone been there ??

[HaulAwayJoe]

inch by inch, row by row, for to make this garden grow

[contessabrilliante]

Do you know the rest of the words? if so, could you please post them up? Would greatly appreciate it. (hearing this for the first time; absolutely love it and would like to add it to my repertoire) Thanks.

[jesscheckin]

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 these seeds I sow Someone warm them from below 'Til the rain comes tumbling down Pulling weeds and pickin' stones Man is made from 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 To my body and my brain

[contessabrilliante]

Thanks so much.

[bondie45]

Very very enjoyable...