Whispering grass (video)

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(spoken :) You promised me green grass, not to tell what you 'eard,

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whispering grass, say you can't keep your word ?

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Keep your word, sing lofty.

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1. Why do you whisper, green grass,

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why tell the trees what ain't so ?

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Whispering grass, the trees don't have to know, no, no.

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2. Why tell them all your secrets,

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who kissed there long ago ?

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Whispering grass, the trees don't need to know.

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Don't you tell it to the breeze, or she will tell the birds and bees,

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and everyone will know, because you told the blabbing trees.

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Yes, you told them once before, it's no secret anymore.

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3. Why tell them all the old things,

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they're buried under the snow,

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whispering grass, don't tell the trees,

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'cause the trees don't need to know.

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(spoken :) Don't you tell it to the breeze,

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coz she will tell the birds and bees,

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and everyone will know, because you told the blabbering trees,

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Oh yes, you told them once before, and it is no secret anymore,

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I will not have gossip in this jungle .

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4. Why tell them all the old things,

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they're buried under the snow,

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whispering grass, don't tell the trees,

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'cause the trees don't need to know.

(Windsor Davies & Don Estelle)