English Folk-Carols/The Cherry Tree (1)
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III.THE CHERRY TREE.
FIRST VERSION.
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CHERRY TREE CAROL.
first version.
1Joseph was an old man
And an old man was he;
And Joseph married Mary,
The Queen of Galilee.
2Mary and Joseph
Together did go,
And there they saw a cherry tree,
Both red, white and green.
3Then up speaks Mary,
So meek and so mild:
O gather me cherries, Joseph,
For I am with child.
4Then up speaks Joseph
With his words so unkind:
Let them gather thee cherries
That brought thee with child.
5Then up speaks the little Child
In his own mother's womb:
Bow down, you sweet cherry tree,
And give my mother some.
6Then the top spray of the cherry tree
Bowed down to her knee:
And now you see, Joseph,
There are cherries for me.