When I was just a lad of ten,
My father said to me,
"Come here and take a lesson from
The lovely lemon tree.
"Don't put your faith in love, my boy,"
My father said to me,
"I fear you'll find that love is like,
The lovely lemon tree."

Lemon tree very pretty,
And the lemon flower is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon,
Is impossible to eat.
Lemon tree very pretty,
And the lemon flower is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon,
Is impossible to eat.

One day beneath the lemon tree,
My love and I did lie.
A girl so sweet that when she smiled,
The stars rose in the sky.
We passed that summer lost in love,
Beneath the lemon tree.
The music of her laughter,
Hid my father's words from me.

Lemon tree very pretty,
And the lemon flower is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon,
Is impossible to eat.
Lemon tree very pretty,
And the lemon flower is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon,
Is impossible to eat.

One day she left without a word.
Find more similar lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.com/DpdSShe took away the sun.
And in the dark she'd left behind,
I knew what she had done.
She'd left me for another,
It's a common tale but true.
A sadder man but wiser now,
I sing these words to you:

Lemon tree very pretty,
And the lemon flower is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon,
Is impossible to eat.
Lemon tree very pretty,
And the lemon flower is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon,
Is impossible to eat.

Lemon tree, lemon tree.
Lemon tree, lemon tree.
Lemon tree, lemon tree.
Lemon tree.

LEMON TREE
Written by: Will Holt-1961
Performed by: Peter, Paul & Mary1-19622
Appears on: Peter, Paul & Mary-1962, Ten Years Together: The Best of Peter, Paul &
Mary-1970, The Best Collection-1983, The Collection: Their Greatest Hits & Finest
Performances-1998, Lemon Tree-2002, Carry It On (Bonus DVD)-2003, The Very Best of
Peter, Paul & Mary-2003 & 20053, Platinum Collection-2005, et al.

1Covered by: Herb Alpert, Bobby Bare, The Brothers Four, Chad & Jeremy,
Lonnie Donegan, Percy Faith, The Impressions, The Kingston Trio, Trini Lopez,
Arthur Lyman, The Seekers, Sandie Shaw, et al.

2Band members: Peter Yarrow, Mary Travers and Paul Stookey.

3Transcribed from the track on this album.