Little Green

Album: Blue (1971)
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  • Born with the moon in Cancer
    Choose her a name she'll answer to
    Call her green and the winters can not fade her
    Call her green for the children who have made her little, green
    Be a gypsy dancer

    He went to California
    Hearing that everything's warmer there
    So you write him a letter, say, "her eyes are blue"
    He sends you a poem and she's lost to you
    Little, green, he's a non-comformer

    Just a little green
    Like the color when the spring is born
    There'll be crocuses to bring to school tomorrow
    Just a little green
    Like the night's when the Northern lights perform
    There'll be icicles and birthday clothes and sometimes
    There'll be sorrow

    Child with a child pretending
    Weary of lies you are sending home
    So you sign all the papers in the family name
    You're sad and you're sorry but you're not ashamed, little green
    Little green, have a happy ending

    Just a little green
    Like the color when the spring is born
    There'll be crocuses to bring to school tomorrow
    Just a little green
    Like the night's when the Northern lights perform
    There'll be icicles and birthday clothes
    And sometimes there'll be sorrow Writer/s: Joni Mitchell
    Publisher: Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
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Comments: 2

  • Michael from Brooklyn, NyI hate to bring this up, but if Joni Mitchell's child was born on February 19, 1965, she was not born with the moon in Cancer. She was born with the moon in Libra. Check any ephemeris.

    However, in the 60s there was a lot of quasi-astrology going on, and they didn't have as much access to data, so I suppose someone might have given Joni the wrong info.

    I doubt she will now change the opening of this song to "Born with the Moon in Libra," for no other reason than it would be hard to rhyme.
  • Blake from Stevensville, MdI thought that was Chelsea Morning?
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