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