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Apple Picker's Reel

by Sharon, Lois & Bram

on 1234 Live! (2016)

Hey, ho, makes you feel so fine
Looking out across the orchard in the bright sunshine
Hey, ho, makes you feel so free
Standing at the top of an apple tree

Well, up in the morning before the sun
I don't get home until the day is done
My picking sack is heavy and my back is sore
But I'll be back tomorrow to pick some more

Hey, ho, makes you feel so fine
Looking out across the orchard in the bright sunshine
Hey, ho, makes you feel so free
Standing at the top of an apple tree

Start at the bottom and you pick 'em from the ground
You pick that tree clean all the way around
Set up your ladder and you climb up high
Looking through the leaves at the clear blue sky

Hey, ho, makes you feel so fine
Looking out across the orchard in the bright sunshine
Hey, ho, makes you feel so free
Standing at the top of an apple tree

Three-legged ladder was so wobbly, well
I was reaching for an apple---whoops!---almost fell
Twenty-pound sack hanging 'round my neck
There's two more apples I can't quite get

Hey, ho, makes you feel so fine
Looking out across the orchard in the bright sunshine
Hey, ho, makes you feel so free
Standing at the top of an apple tree

Hey, ho, makes you lose your mind
If you sing this song about a thousand times
Hey, ho, makes you feel so free
Standing at the top of an apple tree

Hey, ho, makes you feel so fine
Looking out across the orchard in the bright sunshine
Hey, ho, makes you feel so free
Standing at the top of an apple tree