The first time I noticed The old apple tree I was sitting in the garden On my grandmother’s knee You’re the apple of my eye She would always say to me I’d sit here with your mom Beside that same old apple tree And when you leave this place Eat an apple every day It will remind you of the garden Even when you’re far away Yes, my granny used to tell me That one day I’d understand It’s close to that old apple tree where the fruit would surely land Now, When Summertime arrives And the apples start to fall I think about my mother Who was taken from us all When I asked to see my daddy Granny said that he was gone For when you reap the harvest You always get a rotten one I thank the Lord that my dear gran Was always there for me To remind me that we came From the same old apple tree Yes, My granny used to tell me That one day I’d understand That it’s close to that old apple tree Where the fruit would surely land Now I watch my own sweet children They’re the apple of my eye They ripen in the Summer sun As the seasons roll on by And since my granny passed I eat an apple every day To remind me of her garden Even though she’s far away Yes, My granny used to tell me That one day I’d understand That it’s close to that old apple tree Where the fruit would surely land
