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1) Old Grumbler is dead and he's
under the ground (3)
Old grumbler is dead and he's under the ground
Way high up2) Sir Roger is dead and he's laid in his grave
laid in his in his grave(3)
Sir Roger is dead and he's laid in his grave
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laid in his graveHere is old crump's dead. By the way, the woman who sang it to me did not know that a crump is a hunchback.
Old crump's dead and in her grave
um um
in her grave
Up sprang an apple tree over her head
um um
over her head
Apples were ripe and ready to fall
um um
ready to fall
'long came an old man to gather them all
um um
gather them all
Up jumped ol crump and gave him a knock
um um gave him a knock
The way he went was hippety hop
um um hippety hop
Bridles and saddles are up on the shelf
um um up on the shelf
You want any more you can sing it for yourself
um um sing it yourself.
This is the only version of the apple tree song in which the person picking up the apples is a man