Jack-in-the-Green

IAN ANDERSON

Have you seen Jack-In-The-Green?
With his long tail hanging down.
He quietly sits under every tree
in the folds of his velvet gown.

He drinks from the empty acorn cup
the dew that dawn sweetly bestows.
And taps his cane upon the ground
signals the snowdrops it's time to grow.

It's no fun being Jack-In-The-Green
no place to dance, no time for song.
He wears the colours of the summer soldier
carries the green flag all the winter long.
Jack, do you never sleep
does the green still run deep in your heart?
Or will these changing times,
motorways, powerlines,
keep us apart?
Well, I don't think so
I saw some grass growing through the pavements today.

The rowan, the oak and the holly tree
are the charges left for you to groom.
Each blade of grass whispers Jack-In-The-Green.
Oh Jack, please help me through my winter's night.
And we are the berries on the holly tree.
Oh, the mistlethrush is coming.
Jack, put out the light.

Trivia about the song Jack-in-the-Green by Jethro Tull

On which albums was the song “Jack-in-the-Green” released by Jethro Tull?
Jethro Tull released the song on the albums “Songs from the Wood” in 1977 and “The Best of Acoustic Jethro Tull” in 2007.
Who composed the song “Jack-in-the-Green” by Jethro Tull?
The song “Jack-in-the-Green” by Jethro Tull was composed by IAN ANDERSON.

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