Inch by inch, row by row, I'm gonna make this garden grow   All it takes is a rake and a hoe and a piece of fertile ground   Inch by inch, row by row, someone bless these seeds I sow   Someone warm them from below 'til the rain comes tumbling down      Pullin' weeds and pickin' stones, we are made of dreams and bones   I feel the need to grow my own 'cause the time is close at hand   Grain for grain, sun and rain, I'll find my way in nature's chain   I tune my body and my brain to the music of the land      Inch by inch, row by row, I'm gonna make this garden grow   All it takes is a rake and a hoe and a piece of fertile ground   Inch by inch, row by row, someone bless these seeds I sow   Someone warm them from below 'til the rain comes tumbling down      So plant your rows straight and long, temper them with prayer and song   Mother earth can keep you strong if you give her love and care   Now an old crow watching hungrily from his perch in yonder tree   In my garden I'm as free as that feathered thief up there      Inch by inch, row by row, I'm gonna make this garden grow   All it takes is a rake and a hoe and a piece of fertile ground   Inch by inch, row by row, someone bless these seeds I sow   Someone warm them from below 'til the rain comes tumbling      Inch by inch, row by row, someone bless these seeds I sow   Someone warm them from below 'til the rain comes tumbling down