Velvet Green

INTRO    fret               Walking on velvet green.  Scots pine growing.   Isn’t it rare to be taking the air   singing.Walking on velvet green.               Walking on velvet green.  Distant cows lowing.   Never a care: with your legs in the air   loving.Walking on velvet green.   >    Won’t you have my company yes take it in your hands.   Go down on velvet green with a country man.   Who’s a young girls fancy and an old maid’s dream.   Tell your mother that you walked all night on velvet green.   (REST THE SAME)             One dusky half-hour’s ride up to the north.   There lies your reputation and all that you’re worth.   Where the scent of wild roses turns the milk to cream.   Tell your mother that you walked all night on velvet green.   And the long grass blows in the evening cool.   And August’s rare delight may be April’s fool.   But think not of that my love   I’m tight against the seam.   And I’m growing up to meet you down on velvet green.   Now I may tell you that it’s love and not just lust.   And if we live the lie let’s lie in trust.   On golden daffodils to catch the silver stream   that washes out the wild oat seed on velvet green.   We’ll dream as lovers under the stars ---   of civilizations raging afar.   And the ragged dawn breaks on your battle scars.   As you walk home cold and alone upon velvet green.   Walking on velvet green.  Scots pine growing.   Isn’t it rare to be taking the air singing.   Walking on velvet green.   Walking on velvet green.  Distant cows lowing.   Never a care: with your legs in the air loving.   Walking on velvet green.