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Cherry Tree Carol Lyrics
[Chorus]
When Joseph was an old man, an old man was he
He courted Virgin Mary, the queen of Galilee[x2]
[Verse]
When Joseph and Mary were walking one day
Here is apples and cherries so fair to behold[x2]
Then Mary spoke to Joseph so meek and so mild
"Joseph, gather me some cherries for I am with child"[x2]
Then Joseph flew in anger, in anger he flew
"Oh, let the father of the baby gather cherries for you"[x2]
So the cherry-tree bowed low down, low down to the ground
And Mary gathered cherries while Joseph stood down[x2]
Then Joseph took Mary all on his right knee
Crying, "Lord, have mercy for what I have done"[x2]
[Chorus]
When Joseph was an old man, an old man was he
He courted Virgin Mary, the queen of Galilee[x2]
[Verse]
When Joseph and Mary were walking one day
Here is apples and cherries so fair to behold[x2]
Then Mary spoke to Joseph so meek and so mild
"Joseph, gather me some cherries for I am with child"[x2]
Then Joseph flew in anger, in anger he flew
"Oh, let the father of the baby gather cherries for you"[x2]
So the cherry-tree bowed low down, low down to the ground
And Mary gathered cherries while Joseph stood down[x2]
Then Joseph took Mary all on his right knee
Crying, "Lord, have mercy for what I have done"[x2]
[Chorus]
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Recorded At
Steerpike Studios, Villa Il Palagio, Figline Valdarno, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy; The Source, Malibu, California; Clinton Recording Studios, Manhattan Center Studios, and SevenSeas Studios, New York City, New York
Release Date
October 21, 2009
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