H.K. Gruber Follow
Green-up Time lyrics
Green-Up Time
Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Kurt Weill
Yesterday morning I did see blossoms on the apple tree,
I took a breath and thought, could it be, it’s green-up time!
Then I began to look around and in ev’ry field I found
Greens were a-pushin’ up through the ground for green-up time!
And sure enough the bluebells tinkled April in the glen,
And sure enough I fell in love with love again!
Then I started feeling awful bright, had a thought that hit me right,
I’ll have my honey dance me tonight and have a time
To welcome in the green-up time!
Yesterday morning I did see blossoms on the apple tree,
I took a breath and thought, could it be, it’s green-up time!
Then I began to look around and in ev’ry field I found
Greens were a-pushing up through the ground for green-up time!
And sure enough the bluebells tinkled April in the glen,
And sure enough I fell in love with love again!
Then I started feeling awful bright, had a thought that hit me right,
I’ll have my honey dance me tonight and have a time
To welcome in the green-up time!
Note: If Green-Up Time (Love Life 1948) sounds familiar, it may be because the harmonic structure evokes the strains of Surrey With the Fringe on Top, from Oklahoma!, which Lotte Lenya, Kurt Weill’s wife (and some say his greatest interpreter) called, “that Hillbilly show.” (Perhaps Kurt Weill was playing a little musical joke.)
Part of these releases
Green-up Time Video
Thanks to
Nancy
for submitting the lyrics.
Correct these lyrics
Comments on Green-up Time
Submit your thoughts
These comments are owned by whoever posted them. This lyrics site is not responsible for them in any way.
© to the lyrics most likely owned by either the publisher () or
the artist(s) (H.K. Gruber) which produced the music or artwork. Details
Top 2 comments
Florence 0 points
I remember this song, but could not remember the words, exactly. Thank You SO much for the memories ......I wish it was played more, today.
Nancy 0 points
Here are Green-Up Time lyrics! I took them from the booklet accompanying my CD, Kurt Weill in America. I tried to find them online and then looked in my CDs and found the song all written out.
I hope you can add the song to your library.
Green-Up Time
Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Kurt Weill
Yesterday morning I did see blossoms on the apple tree,
I took a breath and thought, could it be, it’s green-up time!
Then I began to look around and in ev’ry field I found
Greens were a-pushin’ up through the ground for green-up time!
And sure enough the bluebells tinkled April in the glen,
And sure enough I fell in love with love again!
Then I started feeling awful bright, had a thought that hit me right,
I’ll have my honey dance me tonight and have a time
To welcome in the green-up time!
Yesterday morning I did see blossoms on the apple tree,
I took a breath and thought, could it be, it’s green-up time!
Then I began to look around and in ev’ry field I found
Greens were a-pushing up through the ground for green-up time!
And sure enough the bluebells tinkled April in the glen,
And sure enough I fell in love with love again!
Then I started feeling awful bright, had a thought that hit me right,
I’ll have my honey dance me tonight and have a time
To welcome in the green-up time!
Note: If Green-Up Time (Love Life 1948) sounds familiar, it may be because the harmonic structure evokes the strains of Surrey With the Fringe on Top, from Oklahoma!, which Lotte Lenya, Kurt Weill’s wife (and some say his greatest interpreter) called, “that Hillbilly show.” (Perhaps Kurt Weill was playing a little musical joke.)