lemon tree
peter paul and mary
chords by jensarne

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when i was just a lad of ten , my father said to me ,
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“come here and take a lesson from the lovely lemon tree . ”

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“don’t put your faith in love , my boy” , my father said to me ,
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“i fear you’ll find that love is like the lovely lemon tree . ”

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lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet
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but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat .
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lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet
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but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat .
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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 .
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one day she left without a word . she took away the sun .
and in the dark she 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 .