Story Behind The Song
I needed a 12th song for my Florida Family Folksongs CD. I prayed and went jogging down my country road and saw the flowers and God just blessed me with the song, zap, just like that!
Song Description
Cheerful celebration of the first sign of spring in Florida, the blooming of the yellow Jessamine (Jasmine) vine.
| Song Length |
3:06 |
Genre |
Folk - Rural, Folk - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Glad, Delighted |
Subject |
Plants, Forest, Seasons |
| Similar Artists |
Peter, Paul & Mary, Joan Baez |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
The squirrels have a garden up in the pines
They never have to weed it or fertilize.
Yellowy sundrops growing on vines
Oh how I love my jessamine!
CHORUS: Jessamine, Jessamine
Climbing to the top of the trees
Jessamine, Jessamine
Welcomin? the Florida spring.
Every March, it?s like a surprise
Just when the green is a-thrillin? my eyes
Yellowy joydrops smile at the skies
Oh how I love my jessamine! (Chorus)
If I were a birdie up in the pines
I?d build me a nest by the jasmine vine
Yellowy songdrops, ?ever be mine
Oh how I love my jessamine! (Chorus)
In the beginning, God had to grin
When He created the jessamine
Yellowy fundrops, bloomin? again!
Oh how I love my jessamine! (Chorus)