"Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow" (normally sung as "Oats And Beans and Barley Grow") is a traditional British and American folk song, 1380 in the Roud Folk Song Index.
Lyrics[]
Oats and Beans and Barley Grow!
[Instrumental intro]
Oats and beans and barley grow
Oats and beans and barley grow
Oats and beans and barley grow
Do you or I or anyone know
How oats and beans and barley grow
First the farmer plants the seeds
Stands up tall and takes his ease
Stamps his feet and claps his hands
And turns around to view his lands
Oats and beans and barley grow
Oats and beans and barley grow
Do you or I or anyone know
How oats and beans and barley grow
[Instrumental break]
Then the farmer waters the ground
Watches the sun shine all around
Stamps his feet and claps his hands
And turns around to view his lands
Oats and beans and barley grow
Oats and beans and barley grow
Do you or I or anyone know
How oats and beans and barley grow
[Instrumental outro]
Song Credits[]
Traditional arrangement by Raffi and Ken Whiteley, published by Homeland Publishing (Administered by Kohaw Music Inc (ASCAP)/Bicycle Music Company Inc II (SOCAN).
- Grit - Concertina, Button Accordion, Longneck Mandolin
- Ken - Bones
- Raffi - Guitar, Vocals
- Background Vocals - The Kids
Trivia[]
- Raffi says the song's title just before the song itself actually begins.