Village Green

[00:09.74] Out in the country,
[00:12.40] Far from all the soot and noise of the city,
[00:16.98] There's a village green.
[00:19.68] It's been a long time
[00:22.32] Since I last set eyes on the church with the steeple
[00:25.93] Down by the village green.
[00:31.32] 'Twas there I met a girl called Daisy
[00:34.91] And kissed her by the old oak tree.
[00:41.29] Although I loved my Daisy, I saw fame,
[00:44.81] And so I left the village green.
[00:47.53] I miss the village green,
[00:50.27] And all the simple people.
[00:52.05] I miss the village green,
[00:54.72] The church, the clock, the steeple.
[00:56.52] I miss the morning dew, fresh air and Sunday school.
[01:01.08] And now all the houses
[01:03.79] Are rare antiquities.
[01:05.50] American tourists flock to see the village green.
[01:13.63] They snap their photographs and say "Gawd darn it,
[01:19.06] Isn't it a pretty scene?"
[01:22.66] And Daisy's married Tom the grocer boy,
[01:27.19] And now he owns a grocery.
[01:29.92] I miss the village green,
[01:32.68] And all the simple people.
[01:34.48] I miss the village green,
[01:36.26] The church, the clock, the steeple.
[01:38.93] I miss the morning dew, fresh air and Sunday school.
[01:43.43] And I will return there,
[01:46.14] And I'll see Daisy,
[01:47.97] And we'll sip tea, laugh,
[01:50.65] And talk about the village green.
[01:57.89] We will laugh and talk about the village green.
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