Green Grass - Gary Lewis & the Playboys (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)

Green Grass (Gary Lewis & the Playboys, 1966). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-10-22. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"

"Green Grass," written by Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway, was the Playboys' last top 10 hit rising to the no. 8 position in 1966 on the Billboard Ho 100 chart; they were the only artist in the '60s to have their first seven consecutive releases land in the top 10 of of the chart (garylewisandtheplayboys, 2023; Whitburn, 2013). Gary Lewis, who was the drummer and lead vocalist for the group, is the son of famed comedian Jerry Lewis (garylewisandtheplayboys, 2023). Interestingly, in 1965 Gary Lewis was Cash Box Magazine's "Male Vocalist of the Year," beating out other nominees Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra (garylewisandtheplayboys, 2023; zeroto180, 2014).

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Lyrics:

Green grass 'round my window
Young leaves that the wind blows
Yes, it's springtime, golden sunshine
And we're glad, my little love and I
Now that summertime is nigh

Carefree kissin' couples
Dream away all their troubles
'cause it's springtime, golden sunshine
While the bluebirds sing their magic song
We will love the summer long

All the winter we've been waitin'
Girl and I anticipatin'
What we're gonna do with summer overdue
Now it's here, we're out together
So the weatherman had better
Do his best to make a show
And bring the sunshine out to grow the

Green grass 'round my window
Young leaves that the wind blows
Yes, it's springtime, golden sunshine
While the bluebirds sing their magic song
We will love the summer long

We will love the summer long
We will love the summer long
We will love the summer long