Inch by inch

Row by row

Gonna make this garden grow

All it takes is a rake and a hoe

And a piece of fertile ground

Inch by inch

Row by row

Someone bless these seeds I sow

Someone keep them safe below

Till the rains come a-tumblin' down



Slug by slug, weed by weed

Boy this garden's got me t'd

All the insects come to feed

On my tomato plants



Sunburt face, skinned up knees

The kitchen's chocked with zucchinis

I'm shopping at the A&P's

Next time I get the chance



Old crow watching from a tree

He's got his hungry eye on me

In my garden I'm as free

As that feathered thief up there