Leon Redbone
In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
The oriole with joy was sweetly singingThe little brook was babbling it's tuneThe village bells at noon were gaily ringingThe world seem'd brighter than a harvest moonFor there within my arms I gently pressed youAnd blushing red, you slowly turned awayI can't forget the way I once caressed youI only pray we'll meet another dayI've really come a long way from the cityAnd though my heart's breaking I'll be braveI've brought this bunch of flowr's, I think they're prettyTo place upon a freshly moulded graveIf you will show me, Father, where she's lyingOr if it's far, just point it out to meSaid he, "She told us all when she was dyingTo bury her beneath the apple tree"In the shade of the old apple treeWhere the love in your eyes I could seeWhen the voice that I heard, like the song of the birdSeem'd to whisper sweet music to meI could hear the dull buzz of the beeIn the blossoms as you said to meWith a heart that is true, I'll be waiting for youIn the shade of the old apple tree
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