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Please to bend down for the one called the Greenman
He wants to make you his bride
Please to bend down for the one called the Greenman
Forever to him you're tied
And you know for a million years he has been your lover
He'll be a million more
And you know for a million years he has been your lover
Down through the skin to the core
Heed the Greenman
Heed the Greenman
Please to dance round for the one called the Greenman
He wants to make you his child
Please to dance round for the one called the Greenman
Dressed in the fruits of the wild
And you know for a million years he has been your father
He'll be a million more
And you know for a million years he has been your father
Run to his arms at the door
Lay your head, lay your head, lay your head, lay your head on the Greenman
Lay your head, lay your head with mine
Lay your head, lay your head, lay your head, lay your head on the Greenman
Build a bed out of oak and pine
See the Greenman blow his kiss from high church wall
And unknowing church will amplify his call

midigitguy Dec 14, 2011 - 17:02	Another great song from the World's Most Under-rated Band. Love the bass line and tone. [ Reply ]
Grammarcop Oct 12, 2011 - 10:40	Best song on this record might be "Your Dictionary." Boy, does that song pack a punch! Probably can't be played on RP, however, because of the powerful and judicious use of language to express anger. (You get the idea.) [ Reply ]
rage Oct 12, 2011 - 10:38	bailey_comus wrote: WHY? There are so many excellent XTC songs. This is not one of them. So true. Please don't play this one again - complete muck! XTC were so much better than this. [ Reply ]
bailey_comus Oct 12, 2011 - 10:35	WHY? There are so many excellent XTC songs. This is not one of them. [ Reply ]
fredriley Oct 12, 2011 - 10:34	Misterfixit wrote: This is the Double Contrabass Bassoon. The only wind instrument which can go any lower (16 Hertz) is the Double Contrabass Surrousophone. Rumor has it that the Double Contrabass Surrousophone playing the long note ("C͵͵͵" or 13.75 Hertz) can cause an accident release of the bowels. The Green Man reference is to an old English pagan folk figure - see the Wikipedia entry for a flavour. [ Reply ]
ick Oct 12, 2011 - 10:34	Ah... Andy Partridge, the best warlock to ever pen a pop song. [ Reply ]
Misterfixit Aug 10, 2011 - 13:54	Dave_Mack wrote: Excellent bassooning at the beginning! Possibly even contrabassoon. Will have to hear that again. This is the Double Contrabass Bassoon. The only wind instrument which can go any lower (16 Hertz) is the Double Contrabass Surrousophone. Rumor has it that the Double Contrabass Surrousophone playing the long note ("C͵͵͵" or 13.75 Hertz) can cause an accident release of the bowels. [ Reply ]
alux Jun 08, 2011 - 13:43	I like XTC and absollutely love this song. All you haters, get your own radio station. [ Reply ]
vnprc Jun 08, 2011 - 13:43	This song is unbelievably creepy. [ Reply ]
rapdas Jun 08, 2011 - 13:41	Am I alone in thinking that this strangely sounds like a Bollywood musical? [ Reply ]
scraig Jun 08, 2011 - 13:40	There's only one greenman! [ Reply ]
lsfeder Jun 08, 2011 - 13:39	Please to stop singing the greenman [ Reply ]
lexica May 07, 2011 - 23:16	Also not getting the hate. Do y'all also hate "Chalkhills and Children" and "Grass" too? Because they seem similar to me. [ Reply ]
Ahnyer_Keester Apr 06, 2011 - 07:56	XTC is such a contradiction for me. I love their music but disagree with a fair amount of what they say in their words. I do have to admire their skill in music and message though. [ Reply ]
Dave_Mack Apr 06, 2011 - 07:53	Excellent bassooning at the beginning! Possibly even contrabassoon. Will have to hear that again. [ Reply ]
BKardon Feb 02, 2011 - 13:10	This is far from my favorite XTC song, but I'm surprised by the negative comments. Is it really all that bad? I've surely heard worse. Wasp Star (Apple Venus Vol 2), made right around the same time, is a pop classic! [ Reply ]
-relayer- Feb 02, 2011 - 12:55	Terrible [ Reply ]
Tana Feb 02, 2011 - 12:53	Hmmm, this song and album do not seem to be on iTunes. [ Reply ]
mapman Dec 01, 2010 - 14:18	Pleasant and somewhat different tune. I'll buy that! [ Reply ]
Chinju Oct 31, 2010 - 19:26	It says this was last played on September 29, though it was played last night, on October 30. A bug? [ Reply ]