Guitar: Green Grow The Rushes Ho

Green Grow The Rushes, Ho (aka The Twelve Prophets, or The Carol Of The Twelve Numbers, or The Teaching Song, or The Dilly Song), is a folk song popular across the English speaking world. It is sometimes sung as a Christmas carol. The song is not to be confused with Robert Burns' Green Grow The Rashes, O', with which it shares only the title. It is cumulative in structure, with each verse built up from the previous verse by appending a new stanza.
The above information can be found in Wikipedia where there is also an in-depth analysis of the meaning of each verse. In verse 5 I use the term 'simples' where many versions use 'symbols'. The version I learned referred to 'simples' who were mummers who performed plays usually at Christmas time.
I just like it because it is a fun song and one much beloved of myself and of my pupils in the days I was a teacher.

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[Avril4Lavigneluver]

we did this at school today lol with my teacher Mrs Jefferies lol it was fun oh and good singing

[threelegsoman]

@Avril4Lavigneluver Thanks for your kind comment.

[DaveWhiteEagle]

LOOOOVE this song. thanks for Playing & posting it. When I took woodbadge as a Scout leader, this was THE SONG for our course. We did it in a Call & Response fashion & there was a slight Variation in the Lyrics we Learned. That was a GREAT experience. Thanks for sharing this, it brings back a Flood of Great memories.

[threelegsoman]

@DaveWhiteEagle Thanks for your kind comment. I am always pleased to know I have brought back fond memories.

[joeyb55]

thank you this brings back memories of scout summer camp..last day..we all get together to sing..excellent

[threelegsoman]

@joeyb55 Happy to bring back fond memories. Thanks for the comment.

[bdfil]

Thanks so much - I sang this song boy scouting some 35 years ago. It brings back some great memories.

[cullmurr]

Oh. thank you. That was lovely

[clintonearlwalker]

The lyrics of the song are in many places extremely obscure, and present an unusual mixture of Christian catechesis, astronomical mnemonics, and what may very well be pagan cosmology.

The song's origins are uncertain.--Wikipedia

[mhg1941]

Fun! First sang this in Girl Scout camp about 60 years ago. We had a great competition to see who could remember the most verses. Eventually I learned them all

[JonathanSpilhaus]

Excellent:thanks for posting



[Kiliban]

Nice i like this i have been wanting to get a guitar so i could grow old and play songs for my grand kids and nephews and nieces

[ukgetdiscovered]

Really enjoyed watching this. So refreshing to hear real music :)