Interpret:

Jethro Tull

Album:

Songs From The Wood

Walking on Velvet Green 
Scotch pine growing 
Isn't it rare to be taking the air? 
Sitting 
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 girl's fancy and an old maid's dream 
Tell your mother that you walked all night on Velvet Green 


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 delights 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 let me 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 
But civilization's raging afar 
And the ragged dawn breaks on your battle scars 
As you walk home cold and alone upon Velvet Green 


(Repeat first two verses)