Make Our Garden Grow

[Intro]

Thank you

This next song with music by Leonard Bernstein

And actually lyrics by Richard Wilbur

Is a reminder of what's really important in life

There's a Greek proverb that says, "A society grows

When old men plant trees whose shade they know they will never sit in"

And I find that very moving because

It's not about instant gratification, you know?

It's about concern for generations to come

Yeah

And we have been gifted with this amazing planet

Now I think we are Mother Nature's guardians

And it's our responsibility to keep her healthy

For our children's children's children

So maybe we have to learn to go back to what is simple, you know?

It's time to plant the trees whose shade we know we will never sit in

Because if we don't do it, who will?

And if not know, when?

[Verse 1]

You've been a fool and so have I

But come, I'll be your wife

And let us try before we die

To make some sense of life

[Chorus]

We're neither pure nor wise nor good

We'll do the best we know

We'll build our house and chop our wood

And make our garden grow

And make our garden grow

[Verse 2]

I thought the world was sugar cake

For so our master said

But now I'll teach my hands to bake

Our loaf of daily bread

[Chorus]

We're neither pure nor wise nor good

We'll do the best we know

We'll build our house and chop our wood

And make our garden grow

And make our garden grow

[Verse 3]

Let dreamers dream what worlds they please

Those Edens can't be found

The sweetest flowers, the fairest trees

Are grown in solid ground

[Chorus]

We're neither pure nor wise nor good

We'll do the best we know

We'll build our house and chop our wood

And make our garden grow

And make our garden grow

[Outro]

Thank you

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