10/21/2023 0 Comments The grass is singing author![]() ![]() ![]() (1956 – Canadian bee journal: Volumes 64-65) Spring has sprung The grass has riz Come out yourself And see how ‘tiz. (1951 – The New Mexico folklore record: Volume 6) The spring is sprung, The grass is ris, I wonder where the birdies is. The saying is sometimes called " The Brooklyn National Anthem" and it dates back to at least 1940. Some quote it from Ogden Nash, but from what I can tell looking through some books, this is incorrect. It seems of course to come from the New York area. This saying is all in "New Yorkese", a New York accent. Around this time of the year, my mom would always say: ‘Spring has sprung, the grass is riz, the boid is on the wing.’ Yes, just like that." Jeremy Shatan wrote from New York: "It’s the vernal equinox, the first day of spring.
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