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	Green Grow the Rushes, O - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The song is not to be confused with Robert Burns' Green Grow the Rashes, O, with which it shares only the title.
		"Green grow the rushes, O" sounds sufficiently out of place that one is inclined to ascribe it to the same origin as "Fine flowers in the valley" in one version of the ballad The Cruel Mother, namely, an attempt to turn a misremembered line of Gaelic into something that it sounds like in English.
		There is also a song titled "Green Grow the Rushes" on the album Fables of the Reconstruction by the band R.E.M., which refers to and is partially based upon this song.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Green_Grow_the_Rushes,_O (1015 words)

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		Green Grow the Rushes O! I'll sing you one-O! Green grow the rushes-O! What is your one-O? One is one and all alone And ever more shall be so.
		I'll sing you four-O! Green grow the rushes-O! What is your four-O? Four for the Gospel makers, Three, three the rivals, Two, two the lily white boys, Cloth-ed all in green-O, One is one and all alone And ever more shall be so.
		I'll sing you five-O! Green grow the rushes-O! What is your five-O? Five for the symbols at your door and Four for the Gospel makers, Three, three the rivals, Two, two the lily white boys, Cloth-ed all in green-O, One is one and all alone And ever more shall be so.
	whitemillsandwich.homestead.com /files/Music/Green_grow_the_rushes_O.txt (207 words)

	Green Grow the Rushes, O - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Green Grow the Rushes, O, is a folk song popular in England, Scotland, and Wales.
		It is cumulative in structure, with each verse built up from the previous verse by appending a new stanza.
		Possibly they are mistletoe (white berries with green banches) in some traditional rite?
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Green_grow_the_rushes,_O (1015 words)

	In those twelve days let us be glad / A New Dial
		Green Grow the Rushes, O appears descended from this "New Dial" in many respects.
		It is tempting to speculate that the "New Dial" was composed to aid in the instruction of young students, and later included in an almanack for the same purpose.
		It then passed to the folk tradition, and became the counting song, "Green Grow the Rushes, O" a song which I have also heard at Christmas time.
	www.musicanet.org /robokopp/english/anewdial.htm (532 words)

	Green Grow the Rushes
		The allusion is undoubtedly to Christ and St. John the Baptist, but what the meaning of “clothed all in green” may he cannot be guessed.
		The Scotch version, “the lily and the rose, That shine baith red and green,” is curious; it is in the form given in E. Chambers’ Popular Rhymes of Scotland.
		It is difficult to resist hazarding the guess that the first of these is actually correct, and refers to the sign of the pentacle, or pentagram, the five-pointed figure drawn with one line, thus
	www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com /Hymns_and_Carols/green_grow_the_rushes.htm (1530 words)

	Bluegrass Messengers
		Green Grow the Rushes O! Traditional Scottish (originally), Irish, English, American; Strathspey, Hornpipe, Barndance, Highland, Highland Schottische, Fling, Slide (12/8 time), March or Reel.
		One is called in America the "Over the Hills and Far Away" (a floating title) group, corresponding to "The East Neuk of Fife" in the British Isles; the other retains the British "Green Grow the Rushes" title.
		LYRICS: Green grow the rushes O, Blackbirds and thrushes O, The piper kissed the fiddler's wife Behind the bunch of rushes O. CD's and recording info
	www.bluegrassmessengers.com /master/greengrow4.html (660 words)

	South Riding Tune Book 1: Notes: Green Grow the Rushes O. SRFN Publications (http://folk-network.com) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The tune became widely popular, presumably due to Burns' use of it, and was used as the vehicle for a number of new songs, topical and comic.
		I'm Longing To Be Married O. Air: Green Grow the Rashes O. Text from a broadside printed between 1840 and 1866 by J. Harkness of Preston.
		Air: Green Grow the Rushes O! Text from a broadside printed between 1845 and 1859 by A. Ryle & Co., Monmouth Court, Seven Dials, London.
	www.folk-network.com /products/notes/greengrow.html (859 words)

	Green Grow the Rushes, O - Traditional, Book, etext
		What are your five, O? Five for the symbols at your door,
		What are your seven, O? Seven for the seven stars in the sky
		What are your eleven, O? Eleven for the eleven who went to heaven,
	whitewolf.newcastle.edu.au /words/authors/T/Traditional/verse/greengrowrushes.html (187 words)

	Green Grow the Rushes-O (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Green grow the rushes-O, Green grow the rushes-O, The sweetest bed that e'er I got
		The bed among the rushes O, Yet all the beds is not so soft
		Green grow the rushes-O, Green grow the rushes-O, The lassies, they have wimble bores,
	www.turoks.net /Bordello/GreenGrowTheRushesO.htm (92 words)

	Green Grow the Rushes
		I'll sing you one, O, Green grow the rashes, O. What is your one, O? One is One and all alone and ever more shall be so.
		I'll sing you two, O, Green grow the rashes, O. What is your two, O? Two, two, the lilly-white boys, clothed all in green, O, One is One and all alone and ever more shall be so.
		What is your three, O? Three, three, the rivals, Two, two, the lilly-white boys, clothed all in green, O, One is One and all alone and ever more shall be so.
	www.hedgewytchery.com /songs_chants.html (2634 words)

	Bluegrass Messengers
		Green Linnet GLCD 1175, Cherish the Ladies - "New Day Dawning." Green Linnet GLCD 1187, Cherish the Ladies - "One and All: the best of Cherish the Ladies" (1998).
		Two two the lily-white boys Clothed all in green-o, One is one and all alone And ever more shall be so.
		Three-e-e three-e-e The ri-i-i-ivals, Two two the lily-white boys Clothed all in green-o, One is one and all alone And ever more shall be so.
	www.bluegrassmessengers.com /master/greengrow.html (671 words)

	Taos Daily - Horse Fly; The alternative news source for Taos, New Mexico
		In a previous column, we discussed the widely accepted origin as a corruption of a Scottish song sung by American soldiers in the Mexican War (1846-1848), âGreen Grow the Rashes, O!â As the story goes, the Mexicans heard the soldiers singing across the border and turned âgreen growâ into gringo.
		Another song, with the similar title of âGreen Grow the Rushes, O!â was a catechism song, part of Catholic culture, thought to be of Cornish origin.
		The single âpartridgeâ was Jesus Christ, the âone is one and all aloneâ of âGreen Grow the Rushes, O!â
	www.horseflyonline.com /index.php?fuseaction=home.viewarticle&article_id=1157 (337 words)

	The Song of the Faith (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Robert Cochrane said, "My religious beliefs are found in an ancient song, 'Green Grow the Rushes-O'".
		It is appropriate, since 1734 is a Tradition of Riddles, that we have been exploring the possible interpretations of the thirteen verses since Cochrane's death in 1966 (nearly thirty years!).
		"Green Grow the Rushes-O" is a counting or teaching song of the type that is called a "chant of the creed".
	www.cyberwitch.com /wychwood/Temple/songOfTheFaith.htm (225 words)

	Green Grow the Rushes (1951) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In other words, how does this derive from the 18th-century English folk song "Green Grow the Rushes" (?) Those words are sung in the second line of each verse.
		The first verse is, I'll sing you one O. Green grow the rushes O.
		In the song, each verse (after the first) has the line, "Two, two, the lily-white boys, clothed all in green O." But the original meaning of that is now a matter of speculation.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0043601 (300 words)

	Gringo
		Is any one familiar with supposedly an old Scottish folk tune called "Green Grow the Rashes O?'" As explained below, at least one person believes that this song influenced the construction of a term used by some in their reference to those living north of the border.
		The Scots' marching song was the folk-tune 'Green Grow the Rashes O' and that is why Santa Ana's army and finally the whole of Mexico called the Americans Gringos."
		Green grow the lilacs, all sparkling with dew
	sinclair.quarterman.org /history/mod/gringo.html (666 words)

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		And ’twere not for the lasses, O? Green Grow the Rushes, O
		Are spent among the lasses, O. The worldly race may riches chase,
		And then she made the lasses, O. Green Grow the Rushes, O
	www.nurseryrhymes4u.com /PORTLA2new/Page_381.html (182 words)

	Trail dust, 03/04/2006 - Scholars continue debating origin of 'gringo' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		American troops crossing the Rio Grande had a marching song, Green Grow the Rushes, O, written by the Scottish poet Robert Burns.
		The first words, Green Grow, fastened themselves upon the Mexican memory, in association with Americans, and thereafter became gringo in the Mexican tongue.
		Another version claims the Yankees' marching song was in fact an Irish folk song, Green Grow the Lilacs, and from that, gringo was coined.
	www.freenewmexican.com /news/40294.html (1243 words)

	A Glimpse of the Past: Green grow the rushes o! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It is a custom that dates back centuries, when cold stone floors were strewn with rushes or straw to provide insulation and to protect the knees of worshippers in churches.
		Sixty men are required to pull the mitre-shaped rushcart which weighs 18cwt when loaded with the rushes.
		It is thatched with 500 bundles of plaited rushes and rises to 16 feet in the air.
	www.calderdale.gov.uk /libraries/history/2001/rushbear.html (299 words)

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		"Green Grow the Rashes O'." It captures Burns' celebration and respect of women.
		Green grow the rashes, O; Green grow the rashes, O; The sweetest hours I ever spend,
		An' then she made the lasses, O. Green Grow The Rushes O' Green grow the rushes, O; Green grow the rushes, O; The sweetest hours that I ever spend,
	www.davidleask.com /thelasses.html (356 words)

	Musicroom.com - Sheet Music for Musicians - Search Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ellan Vannin (With It's Green Hills By The Sea)
		Flocks In Pastures Green Abiding [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
		Green Grow The Rashes, O! Green Grow The Rushes
	www.musicroom.com /search.aspx?category_id=store1&searchtype=songtitle&kbid=1708&searchtext=Green (153 words)

	Bluegrass Messengers
		The American collector Ford (1940) relates the following tale: "'Green Grow the Rushes O' was a popular melody of American soldiers at the time of the Mexican war, to which they set many verses.
		Any American who attempted to kiss a senorita was certain to have his face slapped by her.
		The following verse is descriptive of their associations in the land of the senorita: LYRICS: Green grow the rushes, O! Red are the roses, O! Kiss her quick and let her go, Before you get the mitten, O! CD's and recording info
	www.bluegrassmessengers.com /master/greengrow3.html (645 words)

	Green Grow the Rushes-O (The Twelve Apostles, Come and I Will Sing You) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Green Grow the Rushes-O (The Twelve Apostles, Come and I Will Sing You)
		DESCRIPTION: Cumulative song with religious themes e.g., "I'll sing you three-o/Green grow the rushes-o/What is your three-o/Three for the Hebrew children/Two, two, the lily-white babes/clothed all in green-o/One is one and all alone and evermore shall be so."
		73-75." - NR Not to be confused with Burns's "Green Grow the Rashes-O," or with the "Green Grows the Laurel/Lilacs" family.
	www.csufresno.edu /folklore/ballads/ShH97.html (768 words)

	I am the first Assessor - Radical Songs - The Voice of Radicalism - University of Aberdeen
		About the outward pressure O! An’ say it drave Sir Rob.
		It was the first assessor, O! I am the first assessor, O! I am the first assessor, O! My freens, in short, of Our Court
		The Assessor's job was to list everyone entitled to vote in town council elections for the Burgh of Aberdeen.
	www.abdn.ac.uk /radicalism/songdetail.php?ID=R10 (326 words)

	Hazel Young Circle Dancing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		SHAVE THE MONKEY:Mad Arthur:Percheron Musique APE3003/MC Green Grow the Rushes O
		The Primrose Lass/The Keel Row/Green Grow The Rushes O
		O Son Do Ar Son Do Ar (The Song Of The Sun)
	www.users.waitrose.com /~hazelyoung/Choreo.html (208 words)

	Green Grow the Rashes, O (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Creighton-SNewBrunswick 98, "Green Grow the Rashes O" (1 fragment consisting of the chorus, 1 tune)
		NLScotland, RB.m.168(207), "Green Grow the Rashes," J. Pitts (London), 1820-1844
		Notes: Not to be confused with the ritual/religious "Green Grow the Rushes, O." - RBW
	www.csufresno.edu /folklore/ballads/SBoA097.html (174 words)

	Solent Waves December 2002/January 2003 (254) Editorial Material
		Ideally, your lists should be (vaguely) folk-related, but if you wish to branch out into the realms of sport or politics feel free (but no mixing, please).
		For ‘Green Grow the Rushes-O’ you can use the last line ‘One is one and all alone’ so you only need to dream up eleven new lines, but for ‘The Twelve Days’ you need to find new versions for all twelve.
		I’ll sing you twelve-o, Green grow the rushes-o.
	web.onetel.com /~trevorgilson/sw/dec02txt.htm (1125 words)

	Green Grow the Rushes - Oh in The AnswerBank: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Green Grow the Rushes - Oh in The AnswerBank: Music
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		Green Grow the Rushes - Oh Does anyone know the meaning behind the words to the above traditional English folksong, which goes 'I'll sing you one-oh, Green grow the rushes-oh, What is your one-on?
	www.theanswerbank.co.uk /Music/Question14669.html (280 words)

	THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS: FOOD OR FAITH? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Two, two the lily-white boys, clothed all in green, ho-ho.
		The two testaments of the Christian Bible, or Moses and Aaron, or Cain and Abel, Jesus and John the Baptist or (since they are clad in green) two Yuletide evergreens such as the holly and ivy.
		Self-explanatory - it is one of the few fixed numbers common to "Twelve Days of Christmas", "A New Dial" and "Green Grow the Rushes O"..
	www.shartwell.freeserve.co.uk /humor-site/12-xmas.htm (4374 words)

	Green Grow the Rushes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		'Green grow the rushes o' is an old counting song, similar in style to the Twelve Days of Christmas.
		The original words are based on Biblical characters.
		This was difficult, Norse myths repeatedly use the numbers three and nine.
	www.thorshof.org /zsonggreen.htm (64 words)

	I'll sing you one, O / Green Grow the Rushes, O
		I'll sing you one, O / Green Grow the Rushes, O
		What are your three, O? Three, three arrivals!
		What are your eight, O? Eight for the April rainers,
	www.musicanet.org /robokopp/english/greengro.htm (719 words)

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