Lyr Add: The Old Apple Tree (Scholl, Jerome)

Subject: ADD Verse: old apple tree in the orchard
From: murray
Date: 10 Jun 97 - 02:16 AM

I have words & music of this song, "The Old Apple Tree in the Orchard", but am looking for background--where's it from, etc. To remind you, I may as well post the words.

O the old apple tree in the orchard
Lives in my memory;
It reminds me of my Pappy,
He was handsome young and happy
When he planted the old apple tree.
[chorus]
Say G'bye, say G'bye,
Say G'bye to the old apple tree
[repeat lines 3-5; this happens with each stanza]

Then one night Pappy took widow Norton
Out on a jamboree
When he brought her home at sun-up
Brother Norton raised his gun up
And he chased Pappy up in the tree.

When the neighbours came after my Pappy
Up in the tree was he
Then they took a rope and strung him
By the neck and then they hung him
From a branch of the old apple tree.

Now my poor Pappy lies in the orchard
Out of his misery
If my Pappy had a' know'd it
He never woulda grow'd it
'Cos he died on the old apple tree.

[Any more verses, by the way??]

Subject: Lyr Add: THE OLD APPLE TREE (Scholl, Jerome)
From: katlaughing
Date: 12 Aug 99 - 06:00 AM

OLD APPLE TREE

Oh, the old apple tree in the orchard
Lives in my memory
It reminds me of my pappy
He was handsome, young and happy
When he planted the old apple tree.

Then one day pappy took Mrs. Norton
Out on a jamboree
When he brought her home at sunup
Mr. Norton raised his gun up
And he chase pappy up in the tree.

When the neighbors came after poor pappy
Up in the tree was he.
So they took a rope and strung him
By the neck until they hung him
By the branch of the old apple tree.

Chorus:

Say goodbye (echo)
Say goodbye (echo)
Say goodbye to the old apple tree
Put the apples in a basket
Cut the tree down for a casket
Cause he died on the old apple tree.

Say goodbye (echo)
Say goodbye (echo)
Say goodbye to the old apple tree
If poor pappy had'a knowed it
He surely wouldn't growed it
Cause he died on the old apple tree.
^^

Subject: Lyr Add: THE OLD APPLE TREE (Scholl, Jerome)
From: katlaughing
Date: 18 Nov 99 - 01:31 AM

I'll get the tune sent to Alison later today. This is another I learned from my sister. It's a lot of fun to sing, fairly fast-paced. Didn't find it in teh DT, so hope I am not being redundant.

OLD APPLE TREE

Oh, the old apple tree in the orchard
Lives in my memory
It reminds me of my pappy
He was handsome, young and happy
When he planted the old apple tree.

Then one day pappy took Mrs. Norton
Out on a jamboree
When he brought her home at sunup
Mr. Norton raised his gun up
And he chased pappy up in the tree.

When the neighbors came after poor pappy
Up in the tree was he.
So they took a rope and strung him
By the neck until they hung him
By the branch of the old apple tree.

Chorus:

Say goodbye (echo)
Say goodbye (echo)
Say goodbye to the old apple tree
Put the apples in a basket
Cut the tree down for a casket
Cause he died on the old apple tree.

Chorus - last time:

Say goodbye (echo)
Say goodbye (echo)
Say goodbye to the old apple tree
If poor pappy had'a knowed it

He surely wouldn't growed it
Cause he died on the old apple tree. ^^

Subject: Lyr Add: THE OLD APPLE TREE
From: katlaughing
Date: 20 Nov 99 - 02:49 AM

This one fell by the wayside the other day, due to duplicate SFTD threads, so rather than bring it up with the wrong date and confuse everybody, I am resubmitting it:

I'll get the tune sent to Alison later today. This is another I learned from my sister. It's a lot of fun to sing, fairly fast-paced. Didn't find it in the DT, so hope I am not being redundant. OLD APPLE TREE

Oh, the old apple tree in the orchard
Lives in my memory
It reminds me of my pappy
He was handsome, young and happy
When he planted the old apple tree.

Then one day pappy took Mrs. Norton
Out on a jamboree
When he brought her home at sunup
Mr. Norton raised his gun up
And he chased pappy up in the tree.

When the neighbors came after poor pappy
Up in the tree was he.
So they took a rope and strung him
By the neck until they hung him
By the branch of the old apple tree.

Chorus:

Say goodbye (echo)
Say goodbye (echo)
Say goodbye to the old apple tree
Put the apples in a basket
Cut the tree down for a casket
Cause he died on the old apple tree.

Chorus - last time:

Say goodbye (echo)
Say goodbye (echo)
Say goodbye to the old apple tree
If poor pappy had'a knowed it
He surely wouldn't growed it
Cause he died on the old apple tree.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: SFTD- 11/20/99 - Old Apple Tree
From: Jeri
Date: 20 Nov 99 - 09:57 AM

Kat, I'm sorry about stomping on your song the other day. I think I must've read it the night before and didn't pay attention to the date.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: SFTD- 11/20/99 - Old Apple Tree
From: katlaughing
Date: 20 Nov 99 - 10:42 AM

JERI! NO PROBLEM! I loved the one you posted and I don't really want to be responsible for the weekday ones, anyway! Plus, that's what I get for posting early for the UK!**BG**

Subject: Tune Add: THE OLD APPLE TREE
From: alison
Date: 25 Nov 99 - 07:38 AM

You can hear the tune at Mudcat MIDIs

or

MIDI file: OLDAPP~1.MID

Timebase: 480

Name: THE OLD APPLE TREE
TimeSig: 4/4 24 8
Tempo: 109 (545455 microsec/crotchet)
Key: E
Start
1440 1 64 087 0238 0 64 087 0002 1 66 100 0238 0 66 100 0002 1 68 090 0478 0 68 090 0002 1 68 102 0238 0 68 102 0002 1 68 088 0238 0 68 088 0002 1 71 100 0478 0 71 100 0002 1 69 091 0358 0 69 091 0002 1 71 103 0118 0 71 103 0002 1 69 100 0238 0 69 100 0002 1 68 103 1678 0 68 103 0002 1 71 100 0238 0 71 100 0002 1 71 093 0478 0 71 093 0002 1 71 104 0238 0 71 104 0002 1 71 102 0238 0 71 102 0002 1 76 100 0478 0 76 100 0002 1 68 098 0238 0 68 098 0002 1 66 111 1438 0 66 111 0002 1 64 096 0238 0 64 096 0002 1 66 098 0238 0 66 098 0002 1 68 090 0238 0 68 090 0002 1 64 088 0238 0 64 088 0002 1 64 084 0238 0 64 084 0002 1 64 083 0238 0 64 083 0002 1 68 082 0238 0 68 082 0002 1 64 090 0238 0 64 090 0002 1 64 086 0238 0 64 086 0002 1 64 107 0238 0 64 107 0002 1 73 103 0238 0 73 103 0002 1 69 096 0238 0 69 096 0002 1 69 090 0238 0 69 090 0002 1 69 086 0238 0 69 086 0002 1 73 092 0238 0 73 092 0002 1 69 088 0238 0 69 088 0002 1 69 094 0238 0 69 094 0002 1 69 094 0238 0 69 094 0002 1 68 115 0478 0 68 115 0002 1 71 103 0238 0 71 103 0002 1 68 098 0238 0 68 098 0002 1 66 104 0478 0 66 104 0002 1 68 099 0238 0 68 099 0002 1 66 092 0238 0 66 092 0002 1 64 094 1438 0 64 094 0002 1 76 103 0358 0 76 103 0002 1 76 102 0118 0 76 102 0002 1 73 099 1438 0 73 099 0002 1 76 100 0358 0 76 100 0002 1 76 098 0118 0 76 098 0002 1 71 086 1422 0 71 086 0018 1 68 094 0238 0 68 094 0002 1 69 080 0240 1 71 090 0014 0 69 080 0464 0 71 090 0002 1 71 092 0358 0 71 092 0002 1 71 088 0118 0 71 088 0002 1 71 103 0478 0 71 103 0002 1 76 102 0238 0 76 102 0002 1 68 082 0238 0 68 082 0002 1 66 092 1438 0 66 092 0002 1 64 086 0238 0 64 086 0002 1 66 099 0238 0 66 099 0002 1 68 092 0238 0 68 092 0002 1 64 082 0238 0 64 082 0002 1 64 093 0238 0 64 093 0002 1 64 080 0238 0 64 080 0002 1 68 100 0238 0 68 100 0002 1 64 085 0238 0 64 085 0002 1 64 085 0238 0 64 085 0002 1 64 095 0238 0 64 095 0002 1 73 081 0238 0 73 081 0002 1 69 095 0238 0 69 095 0002 1 69 092 0238 0 69 092 0002 1 69 086 0238 0 69 086 0002 1 73 086 0238 0 73 086 0002 1 69 088 0238 0 69 088 0002 1 69 094 0238 0 69 094 0002 1 69 084 0238 0 69 084 0002 1 68 093 0478 0 68 093 0002 1 71 084 0238 0 71 084 0002 1 68 092 0238 0 68 092 0002 1 66 093 0478 0 66 093 0002 1 68 088 0238 0 68 088 0002 1 66 096 0238 0 66 096 0002 1 64 079 1448 0 64 079
End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

To download the March 10 MIDItext 98 software and get instructions on how to use it click here

ABC format:

X:1
T:The Old Apple Tree
M:4/4
Q:1/4=109
K:E
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cAAAcAAA|G2BGF2GF|E6e3/2e/2|c6e3/2e/2|B6GA|
B2B3/2B/2B2eG|F6EF|GEEEGEEE|cAAAcAAA|G2BGF2GF|
E8||

thanks for the voicemail Kat....

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Old Apple Tree (Scholl, Jerome)
From: GUEST,Ron
Date: 25 Feb 06 - 05:22 PM

The last verse is;

They put the apples in a basket
cut the tree down for a casket
now my poor pappy lies in the tree
          (chorus)
    Say goodbye. Say goodbye
    Say goodbye to the ol' apple tree
    Had my pappy ever know'd it
    He'd a never, never grow'd it
    For he died on the old apple tree.

...learned that from my dad back in the early 40's. It was fun times; all of us singin' that song together. I don't think that happens much anymore.....too bad.   Can you imagine an audience in a movie theater today all singing along to the bouncing ball?!

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Old Apple Tree (Scholl, Jerome)
From: GUEST,Dennis Lawrence
Date: 06 Mar 07 - 06:09 PM

My grandfather used to sing this song to me when I was a boy. He died today and I can't get the song out of my mind. I was wondering if anyone on here can help me find the author of the song or any information about the song at all. I can be contacted at [e-mail] thank you.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Old Apple Tree (Scholl, Jerome)
From: GUEST,Jumpinjo24
Date: 16 Dec 07 - 11:39 PM

Hello i was looking up the old apple tree song and i wanted to get something dealing with this song for my grandmother for christmas and i found this!! The version that i know is a little diffrent but the same concept! My grandmother taught my mother and they both taught me and my dsister! Now i have a 5 year old son and a 2 year old daughter and we are all teaching them! My kids love this song as much as i still do! If you can give me a website or any information on getting a CD movie or anything dealing with this song i would appreciate it!! Thank you

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Old Apple Tree (Scholl, Jerome)
From: GUEST,guama
Date: 28 Mar 08 - 04:58 PM

This is the version I learned from my mother in the 1940s. The differences are few but important, I think. I used to cry every time she sung it because I connected it with my Father being away in the war. It was years before I figured out what Pappy's offense was.

Oh, that old apple tree in the orchard
Lives in my memory. It reminds me of my Pappy
He was handsome, young and happy,
When he planted that old apple tree

Now one day Pappy took widder Norton
Out on a jamboree
When he brought her home at sunup
Brother Norton took his gun up
And he chased Pappy up in that tree.

When the neighbors came after my Pappy
Up in the tre-ee was he.
They took a rope and then they hung him
By the neck and then they strung him
To a branch of that old apple tree.

Say goodbye, Say goodbye, Say goodbye
to that old apple tree
If my Pappy hadda knowed it,
He'd be sorry that he growed it
For he died with that old apple tree!

Now my Pappy lies out in the orchard
Out of his mi-isery
They put the apples in a basket
Chopped the tree down for a casket
And my poor Pappy died with that tree

Say goodbye, say goodbye, say goodbye
to that old apple tre-e-e-e
If my Pappy hadda knowed it
He'd be sorry that he growed it
For he died with that old apple tree!

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Old Apple Tree (Scholl, Jerome)
From: GUEST
Date: 23 Jul 11 - 12:47 AM

My grandpa use to sing this to my dad, and in turn my dad use to sing this to me. I sing it to my kids when I can remember the words. This and Froggie went a courtin, and there's a whole in the bottom of the sea.

Makes me teary though to finally find all the words to this song. I just wish I could hear someone sing it.