Madison McLeod 2023
Written for a new tradition made up by Boss Morris of ceremonially touching the water in a spring to welcome in the spring. McLeod was out walking with partner Sam Sweeney on Selsley Common during the pandemic and saw water bubbling up from the ground, and they stuck their fingers in to see how deep it went, and then realized doing so felt like a folk tradition. The tradition and the song were meant as a joke but it proved popular as an actual folk ritual, attracting hundreds of people each year.
Oh we are merry morris folk
We gayly dance and sing
We wake from weary winter
To find the joyous spring
Chorus:
Put your finger in the spring
Put it in, put it in
Put your finger in the spring
Finger in, finger in
Put your finger in the spring
To see what the season brings
Down the secret garden path
We’ll find the hidden treasure
But only once your finger’s in
Will you know such pleasure
Tickle through the undergrowth
Until the water flows
Gently slip a digit in
And see the green leaves grow