Mountain Greenery

"Mountain Greenery" is a popular song composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Lorenz Hart for the musical The [Garrick Gaieties]. It was first performed on stage by Sterling Holloway. Mel Tormé had a top-five hit in the UK with his cover version in 1956.

Lyrics

The lyrics display Hart's characteristic use of enjambement and witty and unexpected internal rhymes e.g. 'lover let' and 'coverlet' and 'keener re...' rhymed with 'beanery':