Groyron

by Temple and Stimson

INTRO :05

You gotta grow your own.
Grow your own.
Grow your own.
Grow your own.

Harvey went over to Hank Leroy's house
Where Hank grew some flowers for Harvey.
Harv thought the flowers were all dying out
But Hank Leroy thought they were marvy.

We asked Fat Harvey what he thought was wrong.
He said that he wished that he knew.
We earnestly conjured our answer and said,
"This is what you've got to do."

You gotta grow your own. (It's cheaper that way.)
Grow your own. (or so some say)
Grow your own. (Now don't delay:)
Grow your own.

Harv went to the circus to cool off a bit.
He had a clown blow up his balloon.
He saw us standing there. It was too late.
The whole thing blew up with a boom.

You gotta blow your own. (It's cheaper that way.)
Blow your own. (or so some say)
Blow your own. (Now don't delay:)
Blow your own.

So Harv felt dejected and thought he would plant
Some flowers for his own garden.
He had his niece plant the seeds for him
Where the ground wouldn't easily harden.

His niece knew nothing 'bout planting, oh no.
She planted them all in the shade.
The plants died and Harvey looked right at us.
A new chorus for this was made.

You gotta sow your own. (It's cheaper that way.)
Sow your own. (or so some say)
Sow your own. (Now don't delay:)
Sow your own.

Well, the grass in his yard got kinda high,
So Harv hired someone to cut it.
He looked o'er at aus, and we breathed with a sigh.
((INST LINE))

REPEAT INST INTRO

You gotta mow your own. (It's cheaper that way.)
Mow your own. (or so some say)
Mow your own. (Now don't delay:)
Mow your own.

Then Harvey's car broke down; wouldn't run.
He had someone tow it away.
The truck crashed, and even though we weren't there,
He knew just what we would say:

You gotta tow your own. (It's cheaper that way.)
Tow your own. (or so some say)
Tow your own. (Now don't delay:)
Tow your own.

Harvey and Susie were talking one day.
She left him and ran out the door.
We asked him, "Hey Harvey, what did she say?"
He said this as he lay on the floor:

You gotta grow your own. (It's cheaper that way.)
Grow your own. (or so some say)
Grow your own. (Now don't delay:)
Grow your own.

Grow your own. (It's really cheaper.)
Grow your own. (Don't be the weeper.)
Grow your own. (You'll get to keep her.)
Grow your own.

Blow your own.
Sow your own.
Mow your own.
Tow your own.

((INST, first 3 lines of CHORUS))

Grow...your...own!

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