Inch by inch, row by row   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   Till the rain comes tumblin' down      Pullin' weeds and pickin' stones   Man is made of dreams and bones   Feel the need to grow my own   'Cause the time is close at hand      Rainful rain, sun and rain   Find my way in nature's chain   Tune my body and my brain   To the music from the land      Plant your rows straight and long   Temper them with prayer and song   Mother Earth will make you strong   If you give her love and care      Old crow watchin' 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   Gonna make this garden grow   All it takes is a rake and a hoe   And a piece of fertile ground      An inch by inch, row by row   Someone bless these seeds I sow   Someone warm them from below   Till the rain comes tumblin' down