There are various lyric versions to this song.These are the lyrics I usually use. I have also included an irreverent verse at the end which was included in a later version of this song! Verse 1 G C D G Am D G How many gentle flowers grow in an English country garden G C D G Am D G I'll tell you now of some of them I know and those I miss I'm sure you'll pardon G D G D Daffodils hearts-ease and flocks meadow sweet and lilies stocks G A D Gentle lupins and tall hollyhocks D G C D G Am D G Roses fox-gloves snowdrops forget-me-knots in an English country garden Verse 2 G C D G Am D G How many insects find their home in an English country garden G C D G Am D G I'll tell you now of some of them I know, and those I miss I'm sure you'll pardon G D G D Dragonflies moths and bees spiders falling from the trees G A D Butterflies sway in the mild gentle breeze D G C D G Am D G There are hedgehogs that roam and little garden gnomes in an English country garden Verse 3 G C D G Am D G How many song-birds make their nest in an English country garden G C D G Am D G I'll tell you now of some of them I know and those I miss I'm sure you'll pardon G D G D Babbling coo-cooing doves cuckoos and the warbling thrush G A D Blue birds lark finch and the nightingale D G C D G Am D G We all smile in the spring when the birds all start to sing in an English country garden Outro G C Robin don't forget the robin C D G Robin don't forget the robin Irreverent verse and outro add if you wish! G C D G Am D G Wet underfoot and the leaves are thick with soot in an English country garden G C D G Am D G Newspapers torn and strewn across the lawn in an English country garden G D G D Litter garbage in the yards little doggies' calling cards G A D One scraggy rosebud peering through the weeds D G C D G Am D G For they've all downed tools while they do their football pools in an English country garden G C Market join the Common Market C D G Market join the Common Market
