Inch by Inch, Row by Row

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,
Please bless these seeds I sow
Please warm them from below,
'Till the rain comes tumbling down.

 Pulling weeds and picking stones                                                       

       Man is 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 brain, To 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,
Please bless these seeds I sow
Please warm them from below,
'Till the rain comes tumbling down.



  Plant your rows straight and long,                             
  Temper them with a prayer and song                        
  Mother Earth will make you strong,
  If you give her love and care.                         
  An old crow watching
  From his perch in yonder tree 
  And in my garden I'm as free,
  as that feathered thief up there.

     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,

Please bless these seeds I sow
Please warm them from below,

'Till the rain comes tumbling down.

               The Garden Song by David Mallett