Through word of mouth let it be known  The man who spends his life on a mission, he's legendary  Travelling from coast to coast  He's the contemporary Johnny Appleseed  He's making sure his garden grows  He'll plant a seed in every town he goes  Fertilizing the country side  Couldn't stop him with insecticide  Makin' sure that the garden grows,   yeah,yeah,yeah  Groomin' the backyard, or whackin' a weed  When diggin' holes, he'll be wearing a glove  He go into the shed, get out a shovel, and he shove  He'll plant the seed, makin' sure it's sown  He go into the shed, and he start hoein' with the hoe,   ho,ho,ho  Makin' sure that the garden grow,  yeah,yeah,yeah   He'll water the yard with the garden hose  Groomin' the backyard, or whackin' a weed   yeah,yeah,yeah   The contemporary Johnny Appleseed