In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
(Uncle Charlie McPherson's Version)
Now Maggie Jones, she was a homely maiden
And Maggie had a homely apple tree
The freckles on her face were thickly laid-in
To tell the truth, she's homelier than me
Now Maggie said if I would pick some apples
That she would bake for me an apple pie
Now the pie was a lilting, you see
So I climbed up the old apple tree
Maggie stood down below
With her apron held so
For to catch all the apples, you see
Bye and bye the limb broke! Holy Gee!
And I fell from the old apple tree
I broke several bones
And half killed Maggie Jones
In the shade of the old apple tree
