I use to sell school bags from Denmark
I use to sell bamboo umbrellas from Japan
For the past fifty years
I’m secretly planting trees
All over New York City
I plant flowers too
Where ever there’s room
I’ve got pollen in my hair
In my ears
In my shoes
I’m secret agent for page six
I’m son of a priest but I’m an atheist
They say I’m the family’s black sheep
I got too much work to do to go to sleep
I’m a gardener and tryin'
I’m gonna turn this city green
I’m gonna turn this city green
I’m gonna turn this city green
Turn the whole world onto Lead Belly
I use to sell school bags from Denmark
I use to sell bamboo umbrellas from Japan
They say I’m the family’s weirdest
I got too much work to do to meditate, to make my mind rest
I’m a gardener and I’m tryin'
I’m gonna turn this city green
I’m gonna turn this city green
I’m gonna turn this city green
Turn the whole world onto Lead Belly.
