Green Fields Of France Lyrics

Well the sun s shining now on these green fields of france.

Green fields of france lyrics. No man s land also known as the green fields of france or willie mcbride is a song written in 1976 by scottish folk singer songwriter eric bogle reflecting on the grave of a young man who died in world war i. Well the sun now it shines on the green fields of france there s a warm summer breeze it makes the red poppies dance and look how the sun shines from under the cloudes there s no gas no barbed wire there s no gun firing now. The sun now it shines on the green fields of france there s a warm summer breeze it makes the red poppies dance and look how the sun shines from under the clouds there s no gas no barbed wire there s no guns firing now. Do you mind if i sit here down by your graveside and rest for a while neath the warm summer sun.

The warm wind blows gently and the red poppies dance. The sun shining down on these green fields of france the warm wind blows gently and the red poppies dance the trenches have vanished long under the plow no gas no barbed wire no guns firing now. The trenches have vanished long under the plough no gas and no barbed wire no guns firing now. Green fields of france remake lyrics well how do you do private william mcbride.

Green fields of france lyrics well how do you do young willy mc bride do you mind if i sit here down by your graveside and rest for a while in the warm summer sun. I do not own this song. Its chorus refers to two famous pieces of military music the last post and the flowers of the forest. Well the sun now it shines on the green fields of france there s a warm summer breeze it makes the red poppies dance and look how the sun shines from under the cloudes there s no gas no barbed wire there s no gun firing now.