"Spring has sprung, the grass is riz, I wonder where the flowers is” is a jocular spring poem that has often been called the “Brooklyn National Anthem.” “Spring has sprung, the grass has riz, I wish I were in the chocolate biz! Happy Easter” is a popular variation.
“Spring has sprung, the grass has riz, I wish I were in the chocolate biz! Happy Easter!” was posted on Twitter by Fridelina on April 2, 2015. Authorship is unknown.
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Fridelina
@fridelina_music
Spring has sprung, the grass has riz, I wish I were in the chocolate biz! Happy Easter!
12:41 PM - 2 Apr 2015
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Dago Heuvel
@Dago_Heuvel
Spring has sprung, the grass has riz, I wish I were in the chocolate biz! Happy Easter. http://ow.ly/i/admPX
11:21 PM - 2 Apr 2015
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Irvine Elemen. PAC
@IrvineSD43PAC
Spring has sprung, the grass has riz, I wish I were in the chocolate biz! Happy Easter to those who celebrate.
5:50 PM - 3 Apr 2015
Twitter
Angelyn Kuek
@angelynkuek
An Easter Poem For You: Spring has sprung, the grass has riz, I wish I were in the chocolate biz!β¦ https://instagram.com/p/1DskOJC09_/
11:18 AM - 4 Apr 2015
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Luftschloss Koblenz
April 5, 2015 Β·
An Easter Poem For You: Spring has sprung, the grass has riz, I wish I were in the chocolate biz! Happy Easter. Team Luftschloss
The Indian Express
Easter 2017: Wishes, Quotes, Messages, Images, Greetings & Poems for your loved ones
By Lifestyle Desk |
New Delhi |
Updated: April 15, 2017 3:17:47 pm
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Spring has sprung, the grass has riz, I wish I were in the chocolate biz! Happy Easter!
Express (London, UK)
Easter 2018 wishes: What are the best wishes to send your loved ones this Easter holiday?
THE Easter 2018 holidays are almost here and Britons around the country are preparing to celebrate the Bank Holiday break with their loved ones. Here are some of the best wishes and greeting for a very happy Easter.
By SEBASTIAN KETTLEY
PUBLISHED: 11:20, Sun, Apr 1, 2018 | UPDATED: 11:20, Sun, Apr 1, 2018
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Spring has sprung, the grass has riz, I wish I were in the chocolate biz! Happy Easter.
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@HolyMoin
Spring has sprung, the grass has riz, I wish I were in the chocolate biz! #HappyEaster
7:18 PM - 20 Apr 2019
Twitter
SUPERMUSIC
@SuperMusic_ID
Spring has sprung, the grass has riz, we wish we were in the chocolate biz!
Happy Easter for you all ππ½
#SUPERMUSIC
10:27 PM - 20 Apr 2019
Heavy
Happy Easter Quotes & Wishes for ECards & Greeting Cards 2019
By Lauren Weigle
Updated Apr 21, 2019 at 12:01am
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An Easter Poem For You: Spring has sprung, the grass has riz, I wish I were in the chocolate biz! Happy Easter.
Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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