Hi

Have got a tune stuck in my head!! All I can remember is a few words of the melody:

"wild wood" [...] "as a child would"

So am looking for any info on the song or the lyrics. So that I can look into it further (sheet music etc.).

The melody I am thinking of sounded in my head to be a simple-format song of the 1960s/1970s, possibly of the folk genre.

I have done a bit of Googling. I found a 1993 song by Paul Weller (of The Jam) - 'Wild Wood' - but that ISN'T the song! The song I am thinking of is far less textured than the Paul Weller song. Plus it is the wrong melody.

Then I found a song sung by John Denver - 'Forest Lawn' - that I thought was it, as it was the right age & genre as it is indeed a '70s song as it was produced in 1970!

However, having found vids of the Denver song at YouTube, it turned out NOT to be the tune I am looking for! :-(
It is far too witty (interestingly I didn't know John Denver ever performed/wrote any witty songs!) & faster than I remember. Plus SEEMS to be the wrong melody! (BTW, 'Forest Lawn' was written - words & music - not by John Denver, but by Tom Paxton.)

I even found a carol written by John Rutter. Not that one either!

So am still no further forward!

One idea I have had is: I am wondering if anyone knows if there was ANOTHER version or rendition of the Tom Paxton creation, that would match what I am remembering i.e. a performance of a slower-paced 'Forest Lawn' that also has a less humorous purpose.

Any ideas?

by
MW (music)