Beside a singin' mountain stream where the willow grew Where the silver leaf of maple sparkled in the mornin' dew I braided twigs of willows made a string of buckeye beads But flesh and blood needs flesh and blood and you're the one I need Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood and you're the one I need I leaned against the bark of birch and I breathed the honey dew I saw a north-bound flock of geese against a sky of baby blue Beside the lily pads I carved a whistle from a reed Mother nature's quite a lady but you're the one I need Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood and you're the one I need A cardinal sang just for me and I thanked him for the song Then the sun went slowly down the west and I had to move along These were some of the things on which my mind and spirit feed But flesh and blood needs flesh and blood and you're the one I need Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood and you're the one I need So when the day was ended I was still not satisfied For I knew ev'rything I touched would wither and would die And love is all that will remain and grow from all these seed Mother nature's quite a lady but you're the one I need Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood and you're the one I need
Beside a singin' mountain stream where the willow grew Where the silver leaf of maple sparkled in the mornin' dew I braided twigs of willows made a string of buckeye beads But flesh and blood needs flesh and blood and you're the one I need Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood and you're the one I need I leaned against the bark of birch and I breathed the honey dew I saw a north-bound flock of geese against a sky of baby blue Beside the lily pads I carved a whistle from a reed Mother nature's quite a lady but you're the one I need Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood and you're the one I need A cardinal sang just for me and I thanked him for the song Then the sun went slowly down the west and I had to move along These were some of the things on which my mind and spirit feed But flesh and blood needs flesh and blood and you're the one I need Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood and you're the one I need So when the day was ended I was still not satisfied For I knew ev'rything I touched would wither and would die And love is all that will remain and grow from all these seed Mother nature's quite a lady but you're the one I need Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood and you're the one I need
