Peg Kerr's Journal

I was just looking at those.

Peg, I have a lovely children's song about a tree, but it's not recorded anywhere that I can find. Here are the lyrics:

I saw a tree by the riverside
one day as I walked along
Straight as an arrow and pointing to the sky,
growing tall and strong.
"How do you grow so tall and strong?"
I said to the riverside tree.
This is the song that my tree friend sang to me.

I've got roots growing down to the water,
I've got leaves growing up to the sunshine,
and the fruit that I bear is the sign of the life in me.
I am shade from the hot summer sun, and
I am rest for the birds of the heavens.
I'm becoming what the Lord of Trees has meant me to be.
A strong young tree.

I saw a tree in the city streets
where building blocked the sun,
Green and lovely, I could see
it gave joy to everyone.
"How do you grow so tall and strong?"
I said to the downtown tree.
This is the song that my tree friend sang to me.

I've got roots growing down to the water,
I've got leaves growing up to the sunshine,
and the fruit that I bear is the sign of the life in me.
I am shade from the hot summer sun, and
I am rest for the birds of the heavens.
I'm becoming what the Lord of Trees has meant me to be.
A strong young tree.

I saw a tree in the wintertime
when snow lay on the ground
strong and lovely, reaching to the sky,
and winter-winds blew all around.

How do you grow so tall and strong?
I said to the wintertime tree.
This is the song that my tree friend sang to me.

I've got roots growing down to the water,
I've got leaves growing up to the sunshine,
and the fruit that I bear is the sign of the life in me.
I am shade from the hot summer sun, and
I am rest for the birds of the heavens.
I'm becoming what the Lord of Trees has meant me to be.
A strong young tree.

I'd call you up and sing it to you, but you might find that a little odd.