Lyr Req: In My Father's Garden

Subject: Lyr Req: Within my father's garden,heard of it?!
From: GUEST,alicj
Date: 18 Jun 07 - 05:13 PM

Hi all,
Anyone know the full lyrics to this song

'Within my father's garden, the flowers grow beyond compare, [repeat]
and birds of every colour fly in from everywhere,
Oh! i want to be near you, you're the one the one the one,
I want to be near you, you're the one for me..'

Any knowledge of it gratefully received, it was one of my favourites when I was little and now my 2 year old loves it too
thanks, Ali.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Within my father's garden,heard of it?!
From: Peace
Date: 18 Jun 07 - 05:23 PM

Here ya go, Ali.

Song and melody here.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Within my father's garden,heard of it?!
From: Peace
Date: 18 Jun 07 - 05:24 PM

Hope your baby likes it lots. Note, at the bottom of the page on the link is a midi and some other clickables. Have a good day.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Within my father's garden,heard of it
From: Peace
Date: 18 Jun 07 - 05:30 PM

The song linked in post 2 should be a

LYRICS ADD. (I can't locate it in the DT. The title is "In My Father's Garden".)

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Please if you find lyrics we're seeking, post the lyrics - not just a link. Thanks.
-Joe Offer-

(Unless it's lyrics for contemporary commercial pop songs - we don't invite those, but neither do we prohibit them.)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Within my father's garden,heard of it?!
From: Fliss
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 08:00 AM

Here are the french lyrics and tune
Aupre de ma blonde

Its odd I had put it in the thread about songs we sang at school. The tune was used for a BBC Time and Tune song in the late 60s.. In my fathers garden the Lortils are at play.

fliss

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Within my father's garden,heard of it?!
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 10:48 AM

It's a charming song, alicj.

It's so nice to hear from a mother (you) who sings to her child.

Subject: Lyr Add: IN MY FATHER'S GARDEN
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 26 Jun 07 - 08:57 AM

Lyrics and notes copied from folkinfo.org:
(That page also has sheet music.)

IN MY FATHER'S GARDEN

Now in my father's garden are flowers beyond compare.
Now in my father's garden are flowers beyond compare,
And birds of every colour fly in from everywhere.

CHORUS: I want to be near you.
You're the one for me, for me.
I want to be near you.
You're the one for me.

And birds of every colour fly in from everywhere.
And birds of every colour fly in from everywhere.
The turtledove and partridge, the quail is also there.

The turtledove and partridge, the quail is also there.
The turtledove and partridge, the quail is also there.
The little dove both night and day sings on without a care.

The little dove both night and day sings on without a care.
The little dove both night and day sings on without a care.
He sings for all the maidens such melodies so rare.


Source: Singing Together, Summer 1978, BBC Publications

Notes: French. The tune is "Aupres de Ma Blonde".