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by David Rood
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The Green Leaf
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Story
It was a nature preserve, and it was November.
Lyrics
a capella
(Chorus)
The green leaf is pretty
Soft, bright and fair
But the colours that show
In the autumn's cold
As it falls with a shiver
And floats in the river
Are why the Spring prepares, Oh
The green cannot compare
The soft caterpillar
Crawls on a leaf
Though the leaf is gone
When she builds a coccoon
The butterfly is free, oh
(chorus)
The cold mountain spring
Is water so clean
Then the waterfall
And the river sprawl
Feed the ocean wild and deep, Oh
(chorus)
The mud by the river
Colours the flow
Like the touch of a mother
The hands of a sculptor
Help the body grow, oh
(chorus)
The joy of a new friend
Makes the heart swell
But down the road
Your friends of old
Will be the tales you tell, oh
(chorus)
The passion of new love
Sings in a kiss
But the finest art
Of a twined heart
Is years of happiness, oh
(chorus)
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