Children’s Rhyme: Green, green, green are all my clothes
The text and melody of this children’s song originally come from Pomerania, but have been handed down in many variants throughout Germany since the beginning of the 19th century.
Here you will find the lyrics and sheet music for the children’s song “Green, green, green are all my clothes”.
Green, green, green are all my clothes
1. Green, green, green are all my clothes,
green, green, green is everything I have.
That’s why I love everything that’s so green,
because my darling is a hunter, hunter.
2. Blue, blue, blue are all my clothes,
blue, blue, blue is everything I have.
That’s why I love everything that’s so blue,
because my darling is a sailor, sailor.
3. Black, black, black are all my clothes,
black, black, black is everything I have.
That’s why I love everything that’s so black,
because my darling is a chimney sweep.
4. White, white, white are all my clothes,
white, white, white is everything I have.
That’s why I love everything that’s so white,
because my darling is a baker, baker.
5. Colorful, colorful, colorful are all my clothes,
colorful, colorful, colorful is everything I have.
That’s why I love everything that’s so colourful,
because my darling is a painter, a painter.
Can you think of more stanzas? Perhaps you know of other jobs where you can tell from the color of the clothing what the job is?