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Lemon Tree Song Lyrics and Chords by Bobby Bare
Lemon Tree
Recorded by Bobby Bare
Written by Will Holt
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When I was
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just a lad of
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ten my father
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said to
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me
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take a
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lesson from the
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lovely lemon
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tree
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put your
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faith in
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love my boy my father
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said to
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find that
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love is like the lovely
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lemon
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tree
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tree very pretty and the lemon flower is
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sweet
But the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to
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eat
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sweet
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eat
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beneath the
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lemon tree my love and
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I did
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lie
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that when she
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smiled the stars rose
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in the
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sky
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passed that
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summer
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lost in love beneath the
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lemon
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tree
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her
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ter hid my father's
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words from
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me
Repeat #2
FAQ
Who sang the the song Lemon Tree?
- The song Lemon Tree was sang by Bobby Bare.
Who is Bobby Bare?
- Robert Joseph Bare Sr. (born April 7, 1935) is an American country music singer and songwriter, best known for the songs "Marie Laveau", "Detroit City" and "500 Miles Away from Home". He is the father of Bobby Bare Jr., also a musician.