@edgarblythe,
Good morning WA2K radio land and edgar.
First, here is how I remember the verse to the Carrot Seed.
Fathers know a lot of things,
Little boys like you don't know,
So don't be disappointed
If your carrot doesn't grow.
It simply seems to me that he didn't want the kid to get his hopes up. Funny, I was thinking of "the faith of a mustard seed"
Loved your Don Gibson song. Strange, I was humming that tune in my head a couple of days ago.
Today is Good Friday and I remember when I was small being confused about why they called it good.
Heard from our Urs, and all is well in South Germany.
Here's the song to which you referred earlier, edgar, and it's lovely.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w094VJZG9Jw&feature=related
I decided to play the instrumental, but the lyrics are also available if you will notice.