Whose Garden Was This

(Tom Paxton)

Whose garden was this? It must have been lovely
Did it have flowers? I've seen pictures of flowers
And I'd love to have smelled one

Whose river was this? You say it ran freely
Blue was its colour, I've seen blue in some pictures
And I'd love to have been there 

Oh, Tell me again, I want to know
The forests had trees, the meadows were green
The oceans were blue, and birds really flew
Can you swear that was true?

Whose grey sky was this? Or was it a blue one?
At night there were breezes, I've heard records of breezes
And you tell me you've felt one.

And whose forrest was this? And why is it empty ?
You say there were bird songs and squirrels in the branches,
Then why is it silent ?

Oh, Tell me again, I want to know
The forests had trees, the meadows were green
The oceans were blue, and birds really flew
Can you swear that was true?

Whose garden was this? It must have been lovely
Did it have flowers? I've seen pictures of flowers
And I'd love to have smelled one.