Sandie Shaw - Lemon Tree
Sandie Shaw - Lemon Tree
When I was just a child of ten
My mama, she said to me:
"Come here and take a lesson from
The lovely lemon tree
Don't put your trust in love, my child"
My mama, she 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
Beneath that lemon tree one day
My love and I, we did lie
A boy so sweet that when he smiled
All the stars rose in the sky
We passed the summer lost in love
Beneath the lemon tree
The music of his laughter hid
My mama'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 he left without a word
He took away all the sun
And in the dark that he left behind
I knew what he done done
He left me for another
It's a common tale but true
A sadder girl, but wiser now
I sing these song 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
- Artist:Sandie Shaw