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Green Grow the Lilacs

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Green Grow the Lilacs is a folk song of Irish origin that was popular in the United States during the mid-19th century.

The song title is the source of a folk etymology for the word gringo that states that the Mexicans misheard U.S. troops singing "green grow" during the Mexican–American War.[1]

The song appears in the 1931 stage play of the same name by Lynn Riggs, which is the basis of the 1943 musical Oklahoma!

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There are many different versions of the lyrics.

Notes

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  1. ^ See gringo for a derivation from griego.
  2. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  3. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  4. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2023-05-23.