Lemon Tree - Trini Lopez

Lemon Tree
Written by: Will Holt
Originally written by: [Traditional]
Adapted from: Meu Limão, Meu Limoeiro written by [Traditional]
Comments: Not a straight cover of the Portuguese traditional, it only uses the chorus, the verses are different.


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Lyrics:
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 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.

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 left me for another
It's a common tale but true
A sadder man, but wiser now
I sing these words to you.

Singers:
Meu Limão, Meu Limoeiro written by [Traditional] Portuguese
1. Silvio Caldas e Gidinho July 1937 2. Jorge Fernandes 1937 3. Inezita Barroso 1959 5. Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass 1965

Lemon Tree written by Will Holt English
1. Will Holt & Dolly Jonah 1961 2. The Kingston Trio June 1961 3. Peter, Paul & Mary April 1962 4. Jimmie Rodgers [1] October 1962 5. The Seekers 1964 6. The Impressions 1964 7. Living Guitars 1965 8. Sandie Shaw 1965 9. Trini Lopez (billboard adult contemporary) January 1965 10. Bobby Bare June 1965 11. The Frivolous Five 1966 12. The Crescendos 1967 13. Tony Mottola 1967 14. Roger Whittaker 1967 15. Paul & Margie 1996

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