English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians

122 Songs and Ballads, and 323 Tunes With Lyrics & sheet Music - online book

	No. 13 The Cherry-Tree Carol A Sung by Mrs. Tom Rice Hexatonic. Mode i, b.                                                at Big Laurel, N. C, Aug. 17, 1916 (a)                 _        (6)
	2   And then Mary said to Joseph so meek and so mild: Gather me some cherries, Joseph, for I am with child. 3   Then Joseph said to Mary so rough and unkind: Let the daddy of the baby get the cherries for thine. 4  Then the baby spoke out of its mother's womb: Bow down you lofty cherry trees, let my mammy have some. 5   Then the cherry tree bent and it bowed like a bow, So that Mary picked cherries from the uppermost bough. 6   Then Joseph took Mary all on his left knee, Saying : Lord have mercy on me and what I have done. 7   Then Joseph took Mary all on his right knee, Saying: O my little Saviour, when your birthday shall be, The hills and high mountains shall bow unto thee. 8   Then the baby spoke out of its mother's womb : On old Christmas morning my birthday shall be {or, it'll be just before day), When the hills and high mountains shall bow unto me.
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