{{Short description|Children's song written by David Mallett}} {{confused|Garden Song (Phoebe Bridgers song)}} {{Infobox song | name = Garden Song | cover = | alt = | type = | artist = | album = | released = 1975 | format = | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = | length = | label = | writer = David Mallett | producer = }} {{Infobox song | name = Garden Song | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = John Denver | album = John Denver | B-side = Berkeley Woman | released = June 1979 | format = | recorded = 1979 | studio = | venue = | genre = | length = | label = RCA | writer = David Mallett | producer = Milton Okun <br>Kris O'Conner (Assistant Producer) | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = }} {{listen | filename = John Denver - Garden Song.ogg | title = John Denver - "Garden Song" | description = A 20 second sample of the song. | format = Ogg | pos = right }} "'''Garden Song'''" is a popular children's song and American folk song written by David Mallett in 1975.
The song has been recorded by Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul and Mary, John Denver, Pete Seeger, Fred Penner, Makem and Clancy, Raffi Cavoukian, John Lithgow, Arlo Guthrie, Elizabeth Mitchell, Charlotte Diamond, as well as the Muppets.<ref name="SJ">{{cite news |title=Dave Mallett will perform in Norway |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_BBHAAAAIBAJ&pg=4624,1971909&dq=garden-song+1975&hl=en |newspaper=Sun Journal|date=11 July 2003 |access-date=4 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="Larkin1998">{{cite book|author=Colin Larkin|title=The Virgin encyclopedia of country music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wi_aAAAAMAAJ|access-date=6 December 2011|date=1 May 1998|publisher=Virgin|isbn=978-0-7535-0236-5|page=263}}</ref> The version of "Garden Song" covered by John Denver made the national charts.<ref name="PCD">{{cite news |title=Getting Used to Success |first=Jon |last=Halvorsen |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cTAqAAAAIBAJ&pg=5018,722045&dq=garden-song&hl=en |newspaper=Park City Daily News|date=2 December 1979 |access-date=4 December 2011}}</ref> His version reached number 7 on the Canadian AC charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.6836.pdf| title=RPM Top 50 AC Singles - October 6, 1979}}</ref>
A picture book version of the song call ''Inch by Inch: The Garden Song'' was also created.<ref name="Mallett Eitan 1997 p. ">{{cite book | last1=Mallett | first1=D. | last2=Eitan | first2=O. | title=Inch by Inch: The Garden Song | publisher=HarperCollins | series=MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection | year=1997 | isbn=978-0-06-443481-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ijvrKhhZ7JEC | access-date=2019-07-24 }}</ref>
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Category:American children's songs Category:1975 songs Category:John Denver songs Category:Peter, Paul and Mary songs Category:RCA Records singles Category:Song recordings produced by Milt Okun
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