Appleseed John

Oh, my name is Johnny, Appleseed John

It's a big, wide, wonderful world we're in

Sweet red, green, and golden apples

Grow wherever I've been

I will be your love forever

I'll be the star you wish upon

All your wishes I'll fulfill

Or my name ain't Appleseed John

I must journey 'cross the river

'Cross the hill where the trail leads west

When I come back, what shall I bring

To the dear one I love best?

Johnny, bring me purple flowers

Herbs that grow where the big waters fall

Sweet red, green, and golden apples

I love best of all

He brought bouquets of purple blossoms

Fresh pennyroyal and catnip too

But in all the lands of the great frontier

Not a single apple tree grew

So he said to the folks at the cider presses

"Give me your pulp when the nectar's drawn

I'll scatter seeds in the wilderness

Or my name ain't Appleseed John"

Oh, his name is Johnny, Appleseed John

It's a big, wide, wonderful world we're in

Sweet red, green, and golden apples

Grow wherever he's been

Now shade yourself from the blaze of summer

Eat all you can and fill up your sack

And drink a toast to Appleseed John

As you sip your applejack

Oh, my name is Johnny, Appleseed John

It's a big, wide, wonderful world we're in

Sweet red, green, and golden apples

Grow wherever he's been

Sweet red, green, and golden apples

Grow wherever he's been