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
'til the rain comes tumbling down
pulling weeds and picking stones
man is made of dreams and bones
feel the need to grow my own 'cause the time is close at hand
grain for grain
sun and rain
find my way in nature's chain
tune my body and my brain to the music of the land
plant your rows straight and long
temper than with prayer and song
mother earth will make you strong if you give her love and care
old crow watching 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
inch by inch
row by row
someone bless these seeds i sow
someone warm them from below
'til the rain comes tumbling down