Garden Song
David Mallett
 
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 
Till the rain comes tumblin' down

Pullin' weeds and pickin' stones 
Man is made of dreams and bones 
Feel the need to grow my own 
'Cause the time is close at hand

Rainful rain, sun and rain 
Find my way in nature's chain 
Tune my body and my brain 
To the music from the land

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 watchin' hungrily 
From his perch in yonder tree 
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

An inch by inch, row by row 
Someone bless these seeds I sow 
Someone warm them from below 
Till the rain comes tumblin' down