The Cherry Tree Carol

1. Joseph was an old man, An old man was he; He married sweet Mary, The Queen of Galilee. 2. As they went a-walking In the garden so gay, Sweet Mary spied cherries Hanging over yon tree. 3. Mary said to Joseph, With her sweet lips so mild, “Pluck those cherries, Joseph, For to give to my child.” 4. “O then,” replied Joseph, With words so unkind, “I will pluck no cherries For to give to thy child.” 5. Mary said to cherry tree “Bow down to my knee, That I may pluck cherries, By one, two, and three.” 6. The uppermost sprig then Bowed down to her knee, “Thus you may see, Joseph, These cherries are for me.” 7. “O eat your cherries, Mary, O eat your cherries now, O eat your cherries, Mary, That grow upon the bough.”