The Cherry Tree Carol
1972 — Mary Hopkin
Key: G (D-DUD-)
Version 4 (2017-12-09)
 
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When  
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Joseph was an  
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old man, an  
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old man was he  
 
 
He  
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married Virgin  
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Mary, the  
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Queen of  
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Galilee  
 
 
He  
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married Virgin  
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Mary, the  
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Queen of  
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Galilee  
 
 
 
 
 
As  
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Mary and  
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Joseph were  
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walking one day  
 
 
To an  
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orchard of  
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cherry trees they  
D 
happened to  
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stray  
 
 
To an  
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orchard of  
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cherry trees they  
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happened to  
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stray  
 
 
 
 
 
Then  
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Mary said to  
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Joseph, so  
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meek and so mild,  
 
 
"Gather  
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me some  
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cherries, for  
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I am with  
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child  
 
 
Gather  
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me some  
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cherries, for  
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I am with  
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child"  
 
 
 
 
 
Then  
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Joseph flew  
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angry, so  
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angry flew he,  
 
 
"Let the  
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father of your  
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baby gather  
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cherries for  
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thee.  
 
 
Let the  
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father of your  
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baby gather  
D 
cherries for  
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thee."  
 
 
 
 
 
Then  
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up spoke Lord  
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Jesus from  
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his mother's womb.  
 
 
Bow  
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down the tallest  
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tree that my  
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mother may have  
Em 
some  
 
 
Bow  
Em 
down the tallest  
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tree that my  
D 
mother may have  
G 
some  
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The  
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cherry trees  
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bowed down, bowed  
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low to the ground,  
 
 
And  
Em 
Mary gathered  
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cherries while  
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Joseph stood  
Em 
round.  
 
 
And  
Em 
Mary gathered  
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cherries while  
D 
Joseph stood  
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round.  
 
 
 
 
 
Then  
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Joseph he  
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kneeled down a  
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question gave he,  
 
 
"Come  
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tell me, pretty  
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baby, when your  
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birthday shall  
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be.  
 
 
Come  
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tell me, pretty  
C 
baby, when your  
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birthday shall  
G 
be."  
 
 
 
 
 
"On  
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the fifth day of  
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January my  
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birthday shall be,  
 
 
And the  
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stars in the  
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heaven shall  
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all bow down to  
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me.  
 
 
And the  
Em 
stars in the  
C 
heaven shall  
D 
all bow down to  
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me."  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As  
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Joseph was  
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awalking an  
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Angel did sing  
 
 
And  
Em 
Marys child at  
C 
midnight was  
D 
born to be our  
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King  
 
 
And  
Em 
Marys child at  
C 
midnight was  
D 
born to be our  
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King