Green, Green, It's Green They Say

DESCRIPTION: "Green, green, it's green , they say On the far side of the hill Green, green, I'm going away To where the grass is greener still." No one -- not a mother, not a lover -- will keep the singer from seeking greener places
AUTHOR: Barry McGuire; Randy Sparks (source: Wikipedia)
EARLIEST DATE: 1963 (recording, The New Christy Minstrels)
KEYWORDS: rambling mother begging
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 540, "Green, Green" (notes only)
DT, GRENGREN
NOTES [87 words]: According to W. K. McNeil, editor, Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music, Routledge, 2005, p. 252, this song (which appeared on the fourth album by the New Christy Minstrels, "Ramblin'") was the group's biggest hit single. The album never hit the Top Ten (peaking at #15), but it was on the charts for 77 weeks and reached gold status. McGuire (who left the Minstrels in 1965) probably topped it, in terms of sales, with "Eve of Destruction," but flamed out due to drugs in the 1970s before becoming a religious singer. - RBW
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