And The Green Grass Grew – English Lyrics

• By: Super Simple Songs

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tree /triː/ A1	noun - a tall plant with a trunk and branches
grass /ɡræs/ A1	noun - a common green plant that covers the ground
branch /bræntʃ/ A2	noun - a part of a tree that grows out from the trunk
nest /nɛst/ A2	noun - a structure built by birds to hold their eggs
egg /ɛɡ/ A1	noun - a round or oval object laid by female birds, reptiles, and some mammals
bird /bɜːrd/ A1	noun - a creature that has feathers and wings
hole /hoʊl/ A2	noun - an opening in a surface
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A1	noun - the solid surface of the earth
green /ɡriːn/ A1	adjective - the color of grass or leaves
prettiest /ˈprɛtiɪst/ A2	adjective - most attractive or beautiful
see /siː/ A1	verb - to perceive with the eyes
grew /ɡruː/ A2	verb - to increase in size or develop

Key Grammar Structures

• Out in the woods, there was a tree.

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the past simple tense to describe a completed action in the past, indicated by the word "was".

• The prettiest tree that you ever did see.

  ➔ Superlative adjective

  ➔ The word "prettiest" is a superlative adjective used to describe the highest degree of beauty among trees.

• And the hole was in the ground.

  ➔ Prepositional phrase

  ➔ The phrase "in the ground" is a prepositional phrase that indicates the location of the hole.

• And the green grass grew all around.

  ➔ Simple past tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the simple past tense to describe an action that occurred in the past, indicated by the word "grew".

• Well, the nest was on the branch.

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ This line also uses the past simple tense to describe the location of the nest, indicated by the word "was".

• And in this nest, there was an egg.

  ➔ Existential 'there' construction

  ➔ The phrase uses the existential 'there' to indicate the existence of the egg in the nest.

• And the bird was in the egg.

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ This line again uses the past simple tense to describe the location of the bird, indicated by the word "was".