Key: Bb major
Verse 1
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Down in the meadow
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she saw it planted an
Down in the meadow by the Ohio
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Down in the meadow by the Ohio
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Who was known by all as
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To Johnny an ap ple meant
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Down in the meadow by the Ohio.
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Little Johnny Appleseed,
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pioneer,
hero of the old Northwest. West.
Johnny Chapman
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He was born in the year 1775,
and more than anything
else in the world,
he liked to plant apple trees.
That's why they called him Johnny Appleseed,
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and that's exactly what little Johnny was doing
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one day when he was ten years old.
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alongside the road near his home
when a man on a horse came riding along.
He came from the east and
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was headed west,
a smile on his lips
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as he rode along,
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waving his musket and singing a song.
Come a -tie yippee -yay,
come along with me
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to the land beyond the Allegheny.
I'm a -headin' west to build me a
nest where land's a -waitin'
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A -plenty and free, come a -tie,
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come a -tie, yippee -y ee.
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Come along, come along,
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come along with me. Whoa!
The rider pulled up his horse
and smiled down on little Johnny,
kindly like.
How about you, my lad?
Have you a -hankering to see what's to
the side of the Allegheny Mountains?
Indeed I do, sir,
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but if I go, who'll look
after my little apple trees?
Why, Joshua, my lad,
what's a few apple trees when
there's land?
Land just achin' to be taken
to the side of the mountain.
Miles and miles of it.
Oh, but what good is all that land,
if there are no apple trees
a -growin' on it?
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
Hey, if you ask me, my lad,
what good is apple trees?
Why, sir, there's nothin'
more beautiful
than an apple tree.
Oh, you don't say now.
Yes, sir, and you can make most
anything from apples.
Oh, like what, for instance?
Apples that are good to eat,
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pippins, ball, and summer sweet.
Apples that are good to sizzle,
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apples that are fine to frizzle.
And apple pie and apple tart,
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apple jack to warm the heart.
Apple jelly, spice, and candy,
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apple cider, apple brandy.
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And lots more.
All just from apples.
Why, there's apple dumping,
apple fritters,
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apples good to feed the critters.
Oh, my lad, I believe you, deed I do,
deed I do.
You know, my lad,
I'm thinking you should turn your eyes to the west.
Plenty of land for apple planting
there.
Before long,
there'll be plenty of mouths
a -hankering for the taste of
them.
Think on it, lad.
did think on it.
for many a day and many a month.
His eyes kept turning to the west,
Mountains
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met the blue of the sky.
Then one day he made up his mind.
Yes sir, I'm going west
and I'm gonna
plant the Lord's Little Apples
And so he did.
He filled a leather sack full
up with apple seeds,
then made his way
through the wilderness
over the Allegheny mountains
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and down into the plain below.
Up and down the plain he goes,
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planting trees until it snows.
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Even though his back is bent,
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Johnny smiles in deep content.
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Thank you, Johnny Appleseed.
into the wilderness,
up wherever he went.
One day he came across a cabin
in a clearing
on the bank of the Ohio River.
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He looked down on a meadow below.
What a lovely spot
for an apple orchard.
Down to the meadow he went
and started planting some apple seeds.
A little girl who lived in the cabin
came down to see what
Johnny was up to.
What are you burying in the ground, boy?
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A treasure? Yes.
There's a treasure to be found
In the ground.
There's a treasure to be
There's a treasure beyond
measure
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when the springtime comes around,
Comes around.
and before long that little girl knew
had indeed buried a great treasure
Down in the meadow
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an old apple tree as pretty as can be.
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down in the meadow by the Ohio.
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