Green Grow the Lilacs
Green Grow the Lilacs is a folk song of Irish origin that was popular in the United States during the mid-19th century.
The song title is the source of a folk etymology for the word gringo that states that the Mexicans misheard U.S. troops singing "green grow" during the Mexican–American War.[1]
The song appears in the 1931 stage play of the same name by Lynn Riggs, which is the basis of the 1943 musical Oklahoma!
Recordings
[edit]- 1941 Tony Kraber – included in the 78rpm album The Old Chisholm Trail – Songs Of The American Southwest.[2]
- 1957 Gordon MacRae – included in his album Cowboy's Lament.[3]
- 1959 Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney – included in the album How the West Was Won.
- 1959 Harry Belafonte Recorded in 1958 and released in 1959 on the RCA LP "Love Is a Gentle Thing" LSP1927
- 1963 Chad Mitchell Trio
- 1965 Johnny Cash
- 1966 Tex Ritter
- 1969 Soupy Sales - released as the B-side for his single "Muck-Arty Park" [4]
- 1976 The Blue Sky Boys (Bill And Earl Bolick)
Versions
[edit]There are many different versions of the lyrics.
Notes
[edit]- ^ See gringo for a derivation from griego.
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