Track 9 of the album Evening, Gently · 2023
Whistling Past the Hedge
“Every morning at half past eight I walk past your hedge and whistle. I think the hedge likes it.”
folk-pop · playful folk-pop · whistling folk · 2:49
Lyrics
Every morning half past eight I walk beside your hedge You're clipping something on the other side I hear the snip, I see the edge I whistle something simple You whistle something back We have never said a sentence But we've got a tune on track Whistling past the hedge, hey Whistling past the hedge A tune for the one I've never met A song on the garden's edge You send me back a chorus I send you back a bar Whistling past the hedge, hey However strange we are Today you did a new one Slow, a little sly I laughed out loud on the pavement And a pigeon glanced my way I whistled something cheeky You went up on the high Some people trade in letters We trade in clear blue sky Whistling past the hedge, hey Whistling past the hedge A tune for the one I've never met A song on the garden's edge You send me back a chorus I send you back a bar Whistling past the hedge, hey However strange we are Maybe one day I'll say hello Maybe I'll just keep on A friendship made of music Needs no words to carry on Whistling past the hedge, hey Whistling past the hedge A tune for the one I've never met A song on the garden's edge You send me back a chorus I send you back a bar Whistling past the hedge, hey However strange we are Snip, snip, whistle, whistle Same time tomorrow