Little Green
Joni Mitchell * Track #3 On Blue
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Little Green by Joni Mitchell
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Joni MitchellAbout
Joni Mitchell wrote “Little Green” in 1966, five years before the release of Blue. Considered one of the most personal tracks on the album, this bittersweet folk ballad was written one year after a 20-year-old Mitchell signed the papers to put up her then-infant daughter for adoption.
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Little Green Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Born with the moon in Cancer
Choose her a name she will answer to
Call her green and the winters cannot fade her
Call her green for the children who've made her
Little green, be a gypsy dancer
[Verse 2]
He went to California
Hearing that everything's warmer there
So you write him a letter and say "Her eyes are blue"
He sends you a poem and she's lost to you
Little green, he's a non-conformer
[Chorus]
Just a little green
Like the color when the spring is born
There'll be crocuses to bring to school tomorrow
Just a little green
Like the nights when the Northern lights perform
There'll be icicles and birthday clothes
And sometimes there'll be sorrow
[Verse 3]
Child with a child pretending
Weary of lies you are sending home
So you sign all the papers in the family name
You're sad and you're sorry but you're not ashamed
Little green, have a happy ending
[Chorus]
Just a little green
Like the color when the spring is born
There'll be crocuses to bring to school tomorrow
Just a little green
Like the nights when the Northern lights perform
There'll be icicles and birthday clothes
And sometimes there'll be sorrow
Little Green Q&A
Who wrote Little Green's ?
Little Green was written by Joni Mitchell.
Who produced Little Green's ?
Little Green was produced by Joni Mitchell.
When did Joni Mitchell release Little Green?
Joni Mitchell released Little Green on Tue Jun 22 1971.