Green, Green Rocky Road
Dave Van Ronk * Track #2 On Songs for Ageing Children
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Album Songs for Ageing Children
Green, Green Rocky Road by Dave Van Ronk
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Based on a traditional folk melody, this version was released in 1963 by Van Ronk on the LP Dave Van Ronk With The Red Onion Jazz Band. The song was written by folk musician Len Chandler and the beat poet Bob Kaufman.
Kaufman may have sung the song for Van Ronk, Len Chandler and/or Fred Neil in 196...
Green, Green Rocky Road Lyrics
[Verse 1]
When I go by Baltimore
Need no carpet on my floor
You come along, follow me
We'll go down to Galilee
[Hook]
Green green rocky road
You promenade in green
Tell me who ya love
Tell me who ya love
[Verse 2]
See that crow up in the sky
He don't walk, he just fly
He don't walk, he don't run
He keep on flapping, til' the sun
[Hook]
Howlin' Green green rocky road
You promenade in green
Tell me who ya love
Tell me who ya love
[Verse 3]
Little Miss Jane you run to wall
Don't you stumble, Don't you fall
Don't you sing, Don't you shout
When I sing you come runnin' out
[Hook]
Howlin' Green green rocky road
You Promenade in green
Tell me who ya love
Tell me who ya love
[Verse 4]
Hooka-dooka soda cracker
Does your mama chew tobacco?
If your mama chews tobacco
Hooka-dooka, hooka-dooka soda cracker, yes
[Hook]
Green green rocky road
You promenade in green
Tell me who ya love
Tell me who ya love
[Verse 5]
When I go by Baltimore
Needin' no carpet on my floor
Ya Come along, follow me
There's a man in Galilee
[Hook]
Howlin' Green green rocky road
You promenade in green
Tell me who ya love
Tell me who ya love
Green, Green Rocky Road Q&A
Who wrote Green, Green Rocky Road's ?
Green, Green Rocky Road was written by Robert Kaufman & Len Chandler.
When did Dave Van Ronk release Green, Green Rocky Road?
Dave Van Ronk released Green, Green Rocky Road on Mon Jan 01 1973.