Come Follow Me (To the Redwood Tree)

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"Come Follow Me (To The Redwood Tree)"
Nursery rhyme
Written	unknown
Published	Unknown
Songwriter(s)	John Hilton

"Come Follow Me (To the Redwood Tree) " is an English language nursery rhyme and a popular children's song. It can be an "ask a question" nursery song. Asking where shall thee follow.

Lyrics

The most common modern version is often sung as a round for four voice parts. A possible arrangement for SATB is as follows:

Soprano	Alto	Tenor	Bass
Come, follow, follow, follow, follow, follow, follow me,
Where shall I follow, follow, follow.	Come, follow, follow, follow, follow, follow, follow me.
Where shall I follow, follow, thee.	Where shall I follow, follow, follow, follow.	Come follow, follow, follow, follow, follow, follow, me.
To the redwood, to the redwood, to the redwood, redwood tree.	Where shall I follow, follow, thee	Where shall I follow, follow, follow.	Come follow, follow, follow, follow, follow, follow, me.
	To the redwood, to the redwood, to the redwood, redwood tree..	Where shall I follow, follow, thee.	Where shall I follow, follow, follow.
		To the redwood, to the redwood, to the redwood, redwood tree.	Where shall I follow, follow,
			To the redwood, to the redwood, to the redwood, redwood tree.

The text above is often sung multiple times in succession to allow for the different voices to interweave with each other, forming four-part harmony.

Pop Culture

The song was featured in an animated insert on Sesame Street, in which the three turtle kids teach their Uncle Edgar (the banjo playing turtle) about round singing).^[1]

References

^ "Sesame Street - Come Follow Me (To The Redwood Tree)". YouTube. 27 July 2007. Archived from the original on 2010-07-30.

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