Have you seen Jack-in-the-Green?
- With his long tail hanging down

He sits quietly under every tree
In the folds of his velvet gown
He drinks from the empty acorn cup
The dew that dawn sweetly bestows
And taps his cane upon the ground -
Signals the snow drops, it's time to grow

It's no fun being Jack-in-the-Green:
No place to dance, no time for song
He wears the colours of the summer soldier;
And carries the green flag all the winter long

Jack do you never sleep - does the green still run deep in your heart?
Or will these changing times, motorways, powerlines, keep us apart?
Well, I don't think so
I saw some grass growing through the pavements today

The Rowan, the Oak and the Holly tree
Are the charges left for him to groom

Each blade of grass whispers, "Jack-in-the-Green"
"Oh Jack, please help me through my winter's night"
And - "We are the berries on the Holly tree:
Oh, the Mistle Thrush is coming Jack, put out the light!"