Cherry Tree Carol - Colin Meloy video free download

Cherry Tree Carol sung by Colin Meloy from the Colin Meloy Sings Shirley Collins album.

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Lyrics:

Two Three Four

Joseph was an old man

An old man was he

When he married Virgin Mary

The queen of Galilee

As Mary and Joseph

Were walking one day

To an orchard of cherry trees

They chanced for to stray

Then Mary said to Joseph

So meek and so mild

"Pick me some cherries Joseph

For I am with child"

Then Joseph flew angry

So angry flew he

"Let the father of your baby

Gather cherries for thee"

Then up spoke Lord Jesus

From in his mother's womb

"Bow low down cherry trees

Bow down to the ground"

And the cherry trees bowed down

Bowed low to the ground

And Mary gathered cherries

While Joesph stood round

Then Joseph he kneeled down

A question gave he

"Come tell me pretty baby

When your birthday shall be"

"On fifth day of January

My birthday shall be

And the stars in the heavens

Shall all bow down to me"