The Old Apple Tree In The Orchard
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Title
The Old Apple Tree In The Orchard
Subject
story / song
Description
Recording of Robert Sonkin singing the song, "The Old Apple Tree in the Orchard"
Lyrics:
Oh! The old apple tree in the orchard
Lives in my memory
'Cause it reminds me of my Pappy
He was handsome, young and happy
When he planted the old apple tree
Say "Goodbye", say "Goodbye"
Say "Goodbye" to the old apple tree
If my Pappy had a knowed it
He'd be sorry that he growed it
'Cause he died on the old apple tree
Then one day Pappy took Widder Norton
Out on a jamboree
And when he took her home at sun-up
Brother Norton raised his gun up
And chased Pappy up in the tree
Say "Goodbye", say "Goodbye"
Say "Goodbye" to the old apple tree
If my Pappy had a knowed it
He'd be sorry that he growed it
'Cause he died on the old apple tree
When the neighbors came after my Pappy
Up in the tree was he
The neighbors took a rope and strung him
By the neck and then they hung him
To a branch of the old apple tree
Say "Goodbye", say "Goodbye"
Say "Goodbye" to the old apple tree
If my Pappy had a knowed it
He'd be sorry that he growed it
'Cause he died on the old apple tree
Now my poor Pappy lies in the orchard
Out of his misery
They put the apples in the basket
Chopped the tree down for a casket
And my poor Pappy's gone with the tree
Say "Goodbye", say "Goodbye"
Say "Goodbye" to the old apple tree
If my Pappy had'a knowed it
He'd be sorry that he growed it
'Cause he died on the old apple tree
Lyrics:
Oh! The old apple tree in the orchard
Lives in my memory
'Cause it reminds me of my Pappy
He was handsome, young and happy
When he planted the old apple tree
Say "Goodbye", say "Goodbye"
Say "Goodbye" to the old apple tree
If my Pappy had a knowed it
He'd be sorry that he growed it
'Cause he died on the old apple tree
Then one day Pappy took Widder Norton
Out on a jamboree
And when he took her home at sun-up
Brother Norton raised his gun up
And chased Pappy up in the tree
Say "Goodbye", say "Goodbye"
Say "Goodbye" to the old apple tree
If my Pappy had a knowed it
He'd be sorry that he growed it
'Cause he died on the old apple tree
When the neighbors came after my Pappy
Up in the tree was he
The neighbors took a rope and strung him
By the neck and then they hung him
To a branch of the old apple tree
Say "Goodbye", say "Goodbye"
Say "Goodbye" to the old apple tree
If my Pappy had a knowed it
He'd be sorry that he growed it
'Cause he died on the old apple tree
Now my poor Pappy lies in the orchard
Out of his misery
They put the apples in the basket
Chopped the tree down for a casket
And my poor Pappy's gone with the tree
Say "Goodbye", say "Goodbye"
Say "Goodbye" to the old apple tree
If my Pappy had'a knowed it
He'd be sorry that he growed it
'Cause he died on the old apple tree
Creator
Robert Sonkin, Charles L. Todd
Source
Library of Congress
Date
July 28, 1940
Contributor
Lyanne Teopaco, Oliva Torres
Language
English
Files
Collection
Citation
Robert Sonkin, Charles L. Todd, “The Old Apple Tree In The Orchard,” Grapes of Wrath, accessed May 6, 2024, https://grapesofwrath.sfsuenglishdh.net/items/show/304.