Greenfields

Album

Brothers Four, The

Label

Columbia Records

Genre

Folk

Composer(s)

Frank Miller;Richard Dehr.;Terry Gilkyson

Entered Chart

Feb 22, 1960

Peak Date

Apr 18, 1960

Released

January 25, 1960

Recorded

July 28, 1959

Catalog #

Columbia 4-41571

B-Side

Angelique-O

"Greenfields" is a song written by Frank Miller, Richard Dehr, and Terry Gilkyson (The Easy Riders) and performed by the Brothers Four.[2] In 1960, the track reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 2 in Canada,[3] and No. 40 on the UK Singles Chart.[4] It was featured on their 1960 album, The Brothers Four. The Brothers Four version ranked No. 13 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 songs of 1960.[5] It was also nominated for Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group and Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording.

Once there were greenfields
Kissed by the sun
Once there were valleys
Where rivers used to run
Once there were blue skies
With white clouds high above
Once they were part of
An everlasting love
We were the lovers who strolled
Through greenfields
Greenfields are gone now
Parched by the sun
Gone from the valleys
Where rivers used to run
Gone with the cold wind
That swept into my heart
Gone with the lovers
Who let their dreams depart
Where are the greenfields that we
Used to roam
I'll never know what made you ran away
How can I keep searching when dark clouds hide the day
I only know there's nothing here for me
Nothing in this wild world left for me to see
But I'll keep on waiting
'Til you return
I'll keep on waiting
Until the day you learn
You can't be happy
While your heart's on the roam
You can't be happy
Until you bring it home
Home to the greenfields and me
Once again