Come Follow Me (To the Greenwood Tree) facts for kids

"Come Follow Me (To the Greenwood Tree) " is an English language nursery rhyme and a popular children's song. It can be an "ask a question" nursery song. Asking where shall thee follow.

Lyrics

The most common modern version is often sung as a round for four voice parts. A possible arrangement for SATB is as follows:

Soprano	Alto	Tenor	Bass
Come, follow, follow, follow, follow, follow, follow me,
Where shall I follow, follow, follow.	Come, follow, follow, follow, follow, follow, follow me.
Where shall I follow, follow, thee.	Where shall I follow, follow, follow, follow.	Come follow, follow, follow, follow, follow, follow, me.
To the greenwood, to the greenwood, to the greenwood, greenwood tree.	Where shall I follow, follow, thee	Where shall I follow, follow, follow.	Come follow, follow, follow, follow, follow, follow, me.
	To the greenwood, to the greenwood, to the greenwood, greenwood tree..	Where shall I follow, follow, thee.	Where shall I follow, follow, follow.
		To the greenwood, to the greenwood, to the greenwood, greenwood tree.	Where shall I follow, follow,
			To the greenwood, to the greenwood, to the greenwood, greenwood tree.

The text above is often sung multiple times in succession to allow for the different voices to interweave with each other, forming four-part harmony.

Pop Culture

The song was featured on an animated insert on Sesame Street. Where the three turtle kids teaches their Uncle Edgar (the banjo playing turtle about round singing).