"Have you seen Jack-In-The-Green?-With his long tail hanging down.
He sits quietly under every tree --- in the folds of his velvet gown.
He drinks from the empty acorn cup the dew that dawn sweetly bestows.
And taps his cane upon the ground --- signals the snowdrops it's time to grow...
Jack, do you never sleep --- does the green still run deep in your heart?
Or will these changing times, motorways, powerlines, keep us apart?
Well, I don't think so --- I saw some grass growing through the pavements today.
The rowan, the oak and the holly tree are the charges left for you to groom...”
(Jethro Tull, “Jack-In-The Green”, from “Songs From The Wood”)

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