Grass Grows, Years Disappear- based on Michael Rosen's 'Coldham's Common' poem, composed and scored by Bethany Kirby, Produced by Helen Weinstein, Commissioned by Historyworks
Lyrics
Giant lizards in the sky Wide wings take them high
Flapping and stopping, leaving their droppings
For millions of years right here
The years pass and the grass grows
The grass grows over the years disappear
And here we are, we stand right here
Up above people come and go
Their pigs and cows moving slow
Free to graze upon the ground
'Til a Lord puts a fence around
Nowhere for the pigs and cows
And with the people starving now
One Jack 'o the Style, he leads a revolt
They break down the fence and call a halt
The years pass and the grass grows
The grass grows over the years disappear
And here we are, we stand right here
One John Ball from Barnwell way
Said beneath the grass there lay
Some magic stuff which if ye had enough
Would make any plant grow
Very few knew the reason why
Was down to lizards in the sky
Flapping and stopping, leaving their droppings
For millions of years right here
The years pass and the grass grows
The grass grows over the years disappear
And here we are, we stand right here
