Clover or trefoil are common names for plants of the genus Trifolium (Latin, tres "three" + folium "leaf"), consisting of about 300 species of plants in the leguminous pea family Fabaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution; the highest diversity is found in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, but many species also occur in South America and Africa, including at high altitudes on mountains in the tropics. They are small annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial herbaceous plants. The leaves are trifoliate (rarely quatrefoiled, cinquefoil, or septfoil), with stipules adnate to the leaf-stalk, and heads or dense spikes of small red, purple, white, or yellow flowers; the small, few-seeded pods are enclosed in the calyx. Other closely related genera often called clovers include Melilotus (sweet clover) and Medicago (alfalfa or 'cavalry clover').
Several species of clover are extensively cultivated as fodder plants. The most widely cultivated clovers are white clover Trifolium repens and crimson clover Trifolium pratense. Clover, either sown alone or in mixture with ryegrass, has for a long time formed a staple crop for silaging, for several reasons: it grows freely, shooting up again after repeated mowings; it produces an abundant crop; it is palatable to and nutritious for livestock; it fixes nitrogen, reducing the need for synthetic fertilizers; it grows in a great range of soils and climates; and it is appropriate for either pasturage or green composting.
Fool, fool, fool that I was to fall for you.
Fool, fool, fool that I was to fall for you
Oh what a fool I was, to think you could love me too.
Well, the first time that I saw you, you looked so
doggone sweet
When you walked down the street, I said 'There goes my
meat.'
[Needless to say, Kay Starr's version didn't have this
line.]
Fool, fool, fool that I was to fall for you
Oh what a fool I was, to think you could love me too.
I can't forget you darlin', though I'm left out in the
cold.
I guess I still love you, and will always feel the same.
[I know it doesn't
rhyme!]
Fool, fool, fool that I was to fall for you