Lemon Tree

When I was just a little boy
My father said to me
Come here and learn a lesson from
The lovely lemon tree
My son it's most important
My father said to me
To put your trust in what you feel
And not in what you see
Lemon tree very pretty
And the lemon flower is sweet
But the fruit of the lemon
Is impossible to eat
Lemon tree very pretty
And the lemon flower is sweet
But the fruit of the lemon
Is impossible to eat
Beneath that lemon tree one day
My love and I did lie
A girl so sweet that when she smiled
The sun rose in the sky
We passed that summer lost in love
Beneath the lemon tree
The music of her laughter
Hid my father's words from me
He said
Lemon tree very pretty
And the lemon flower is sweet
But the fruit of the lemon
Is impossible to eat
Lemon tree very pretty
And the lemon flower is sweet
But the fruit of the lemon
Is impossible to eat
One day she left without a word
She took away the sun
And in the dark she left behind
I knew what she had done
She done left me for another
It's a common tale but true
A sadder man but wiser now
I sing this song to you
Lemon tree very pretty
And the lemon flower is sweet
But the fruit of the poor lemon
Is impossible to eat
Lemon tree very pretty
And the lemon flower is sweet
But the fruit of the poor lemon
Is impossible to eat
Lemon tree