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It rained it poured
It rained so hard
Rained so hard all day
'Till all the boys in our school
Came out to talk and play
They tossed the ball
Again so high
Then again so low
Till it fell into a flower garden
Where no one's allowed to go
When a tipsy Gypsy lady
Dressed in yellow and green
Says come here come here
My pretty little boy
And get your ball again
No I won't come in
I shan't come in
Without my playmates all
I'm gonna get my father and tell him all about it
And then the tears shall fall
First she offered an apple sweet
Then a tangerine
Then she offered a diamond
That seemed to do the trick that enticed him in
She took him by the lily-white hand
And led him through the hall
She took him to an upper room
Where no one could hear him call
No not a soul
Bury the bible at my feet
The testament at my head
If my dear father should call for me
Tell him that I am dead
Bury the bible at my head
The testament at my feet
If my dear mother should call for me
Tell her that I'm asleep
It rained so hard
Rained so hard all day
'Till all the boys in our school
Came out to talk and play
They tossed the ball
Again so high
Then again so low
Till it fell into a flower garden
Where no one's allowed to go
When a tipsy Gypsy lady
Dressed in yellow and green
Says come here come here
My pretty little boy
And get your ball again
No I won't come in
I shan't come in
Without my playmates all
I'm gonna get my father and tell him all about it
And then the tears shall fall
First she offered an apple sweet
Then a tangerine
Then she offered a diamond
That seemed to do the trick that enticed him in
She took him by the lily-white hand
And led him through the hall
She took him to an upper room
Where no one could hear him call
No not a soul
Bury the bible at my feet
The testament at my head
If my dear father should call for me
Tell him that I am dead
Bury the bible at my head
The testament at my feet
If my dear mother should call for me
Tell her that I'm asleep
Lyrics submitted by j.enslow
Track duration: 04:44
Fatal Flower Garden song meanings
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0General Comment:I never knew all the lyrics until I looked them up. This song was recommended to me by a friend, and I never realized how depressed he actually was until I saw all the lyrics. When I did, I asked him about it, and he admitted his depression. This song probably saved his life.
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0General Comment:Definitely one of my favorite songs by Andrew Bird. Even before I knew all the lyrics, I loved the song.Flag freddy2fanon April 14, 2009 Link
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+3General Comment:this is a traditional american folk song. it's sung by nelstone's hawaiians on the anthology of american folk music, which, by the way, is an incredible collection of early american folk recordings.Flag conorissosceneon April 02, 2007 Link
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0General Comment:Swimming Hour, I believe.Flag bobwronskion March 12, 2006 Link
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0General Comment:what album is this on?Flag cyanidebreathminton March 03, 2006 Link
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