D G A
Oh, the Ivy and the Holly. You’d know if you have seen them.
G A D
Of all the trees that grow in the wood, there’s no good points between them
[Verse 1]
D G A
Oh, the Ivy has a berry, as black as any sin.
G A D
It’s not much use in jams Or pies and horrible in gin
[Chorus]
D G A
Oh, the Ivy and the Holly. You’d know if you have seen them.
G A D
Of all the trees that grow in the wood, there’s no good points between them
[Verse 2]
D G A
Oh, the Holly has a stalk, as green as any veg.
G A D
If you chop it up in salad It will set your teeth on edge
[Chorus]
D G A
Oh, the Ivy and the Holly. You’d know if you have seen them.
G A D
Of all the trees that grow in the wood, there’s no good points between them
[Verse 3]
D G A
Oh, the Ivy has a poison that makes you itch like hell.
G A D
If you boil it up In stews it will make you sick as well
[Chorus]
D G A
Oh, the Ivy and the Holly. You’d know if you have seen them.
G A D
Of all the trees that grow in the wood, there’s no good points between them
[Verse 4]
D G A
Oh, the Holly has a root, beneath the earth it rots,
G A D
and if you suck it slowly it will bring you out in spots
[Chorus]
D G A
Oh, the Ivy and the Holly. You’d know if you have seen them.
G A D
Of all the trees that grow in the wood, there’s no good points between them
[Verse 5]
D G A
Oh, the Ivy has a leaf, sometimes it’s variegated.
G A D
Sometimes it's not that goes to show how things get complicated
[Chorus]
D G A
Oh, the Ivy and the Holly. You’d know if you have seen them.
G A D
Of all the trees that grow in the wood, there’s no good points between them
[Verse 6]
D G A
Oh, the Holly has a flower. It’s hardly worth a mention;
G A D
and I don’t see why these two trees should get all this attention
[Chorus]
D G A
Oh, the Ivy and the Holly. You’d know if you have seen them.
G A D
Of all the trees that grow in the wood, there’s no good points between them
[Outro]
D G A
Oh, the Ivy and the Holly, when they are both full grown.
G A D
The Ivy needs the Holly for it can’t stand up alone.
G A D
The Ivy needs the Holly for it can’t stand up alone.
