Once there was a tree....
and she loved a little boy.
And everyday the boy would come
and he would gather her leaves
and make them into crowns
and play king of the forest.
He would climb up her trunk
and swing from her branches
and eat apples.
And they would play hide-and-go-seek.
And when he was tired,
he would sleep in her shade.
And the boy loved the tree....
very much.
And the tree was happy.
But time went by.
And the boy grew older.
And the tree was often alone.
Then one day the boy came to the tree
and the tree said, 'Come, Boy, come and
climb up my trunk and swing from my
branches and eat apples and play in my
shade and be happy.'
'I am too big to climb and play' said
the boy.
'I want to buy things and have fun.
I want some money?'
'I'm sorry,' said the tree, 'but I
have no money.
I have only leaves and apples.
Take my apples, Boy, and sell them in
the city. Then you will have money and
you will be happy.'
And so the boy climbed up the
tree and gathered her apples
and carried them away.
And the tree was happy.
But the boy stayed away for a long time....
and the tree was sad.
And then one day the boy came back
and the tree shook with joy
and she said, 'Come, Boy, climb up my trunk
and swing from my branches and be happy.'
'I am too busy to climb trees,' said the boy.
'I want a house to keep me warm,' he said.
'I want a wife and I want children,
and so I need a house.
Can you give me a house ?'
' I have no house,' said the tree.
'The forest is my house,
but you may cut off
my branches and build a
house. Then you will be happy.'
And so the boy cut off her branches
and carried them away
to build his house.
And the tree was happy.
But the boy stayed away for a long time.
And when he came back,
the tree was so happy
'come and play.'
'I am too old and sad to play,'
said the boy.
'I want a boat that will
take me far away from here.
Can you give me a boat?'
'Cut down my trunk
and make a boat,' said the tree.
'Then you can sail away...
and be happy.'
And so the boy cut down her trunk
and made a boat and sailed away.
And the tree was happy
... but not really.
And after a long time
the boy came back again.
'I am sorry, Boy,'
said the tree,' but I have nothing
left to give you -
My apples are gone.'
'My teeth are too weak
for apples,' said the boy.
'My branches are gone,'
said the tree. ' You
cannot swing on them - '
'I am too old to swing
on branches,' said the boy.
'My trunk is gone, ' said the tree.
'You cannot climb - '
'I am too tired to climb' said the boy.
'I am sorry,' sighed the tree.
'I wish that I could give you something....
but I have nothing left.
I am just an old stump.
I am sorry....'
'I don't need very much now,' said the boy.
'just a quiet place to sit and rest.
I am very tired.'
'Well,' said the tree, straightening
herself up as much as she could,
'well, an old stump is good for sitting and resting
Come, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest.'
And the boy did.
And the tree was happy.
🎵 LRC歌词版本
[00:10.14]Once there was a tree....
[00:15.30]and she loved a little boy.
[00:18.99]And everyday the boy would come
[00:22.56]and he would gather her leaves
[00:23.16]and make them into crowns
[00:23.73]and play king of the forest.
[00:24.33]He would climb up her trunk
[00:27.78]and swing from her branches
[00:32.94]and eat apples.
[00:33.51]And they would play hide-and-go-seek.
[00:34.29]And when he was tired,
[00:38.43]he would sleep in her shade.
[00:48.06]And the boy loved the tree....
[00:48.96]very much.
[00:49.17]And the tree was happy.
[01:02.97]But time went by.
[01:03.33]And the boy grew older.
[01:04.89]And the tree was often alone.
[01:06.36]Then one day the boy came to the tree
[01:09.45]and the tree said, 'Come, Boy, come and
[01:12.48]climb up my trunk and swing from my
[01:13.71]branches and eat apples and play in my
[01:14.76]shade and be happy.'
[01:15.48]'I am too big to climb and play' said
[01:16.56]the boy.
[01:16.68]'I want to buy things and have fun.
[01:18.00]I want some money?'
[01:18.36]'I'm sorry,' said the tree, 'but I
[01:20.88]have no money.
[01:21.81]I have only leaves and apples.
[01:30.00]Take my apples, Boy, and sell them in
[01:33.78]the city. Then you will have money and
[01:35.64]you will be happy.'
[01:37.41]And so the boy climbed up the
[01:37.95]tree and gathered her apples
[01:38.70]and carried them away.
[01:41.43]And the tree was happy.
[01:47.85]But the boy stayed away for a long time....
[01:49.38]and the tree was sad.
[01:56.22]And then one day the boy came back
[01:59.19]and the tree shook with joy
[02:01.44]and she said, 'Come, Boy, climb up my trunk
[02:05.76]and swing from my branches and be happy.'
[02:08.19]'I am too busy to climb trees,' said the boy.
[02:09.27]'I want a house to keep me warm,' he said.
[02:10.14]'I want a wife and I want children,
[02:11.04]and so I need a house.
[02:13.17]Can you give me a house ?'
[02:15.00]' I have no house,' said the tree.
[02:16.86]'The forest is my house,
[02:21.06]but you may cut off
[02:22.62]my branches and build a
[02:25.89]house. Then you will be happy.'
[02:27.03]And so the boy cut off her branches
[02:30.09]and carried them away
[02:30.51]to build his house.
[02:33.84]And the tree was happy.
[02:42.57]But the boy stayed away for a long time.
[03:02.73]And when he came back,
[03:06.57]the tree was so happy
[03:10.53]'come and play.'
[03:10.83]'I am too old and sad to play,'
[03:11.73]said the boy.
[03:14.25]'I want a boat that will
[03:15.87]take me far away from here.
[03:18.93]Can you give me a boat?'
[03:19.41]'Cut down my trunk
[03:20.19]and make a boat,' said the tree.
[03:22.32]'Then you can sail away...
[03:23.07]and be happy.'
[03:23.76]And so the boy cut down her trunk
[03:28.59]and made a boat and sailed away.
[03:39.30]And the tree was happy
[03:45.09]... but not really.
[03:45.39]And after a long time
[03:54.78]the boy came back again.
[03:56.97]'I am sorry, Boy,'
[03:57.51]said the tree,' but I have nothing
[03:58.50]left to give you -
[03:58.86]My apples are gone.'
[03:59.22]'My teeth are too weak
[03:59.58]for apples,' said the boy.
[04:00.03]'My branches are gone,'
[04:00.45]said the tree. ' You
[04:02.73]cannot swing on them - '
[04:03.54]'I am too old to swing
[04:05.76]on branches,' said the boy.
[04:06.66]'My trunk is gone, ' said the tree.
[04:11.25]'You cannot climb - '
[04:11.79]'I am too tired to climb' said the boy.
[04:14.49]'I am sorry,' sighed the tree.
[04:15.42]'I wish that I could give you something....
[04:21.30]but I have nothing left.
[04:23.07]I am just an old stump.
[04:28.26]I am sorry....'
[04:28.47]'I don't need very much now,' said the boy.
[04:31.86]'just a quiet place to sit and rest.
[04:37.50]I am very tired.'
[04:38.67]'Well,' said the tree, straightening
[04:39.54]herself up as much as she could,
[04:47.37]'well, an old stump is good for sitting and resting
[04:52.56]Come, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest.'
[05:05.55]And the boy did.
[05:05.85]And the tree was happy.
Once there was a tree....
and she loved a little boy.
And everyday the boy would come
and he would gather her leaves
and make them into crowns
and play king of the forest.
He would climb up her trunk
and swing from her branches
and eat apples.
And they would play hide-and-go-seek.
And when he was tired,
he would sleep in her shade.
And the boy loved the tree....
very much.
And the tree was happy.
But time went by.
And the boy grew older.
And the tree was often alone.
Then one day the boy came to the tree
and the tree said, 'Come, Boy, come and
climb up my trunk and swing from my
branches and eat apples and play in my
shade and be happy.'
'I am too big to climb and play' said
the boy.
'I want to buy things and have fun.
I want some money?'
'I'm sorry,' said the tree, 'but I
have no money.
I have only leaves and apples.
Take my apples, Boy, and sell them in
the city. Then you will have money and
you will be happy.'
And so the boy climbed up the
tree and gathered her apples
and carried them away.
And the tree was happy.
But the boy stayed away for a long time....
and the tree was sad.
And then one day the boy came back
and the tree shook with joy
and she said, 'Come, Boy, climb up my trunk
and swing from my branches and be happy.'
'I am too busy to climb trees,' said the boy.
'I want a house to keep me warm,' he said.
'I want a wife and I want children,
and so I need a house.
Can you give me a house ?'
' I have no house,' said the tree.
'The forest is my house,
but you may cut off
my branches and build a
house. Then you will be happy.'
And so the boy cut off her branches
and carried them away
to build his house.
And the tree was happy.
But the boy stayed away for a long time.
And when he came back,
the tree was so happy
'come and play.'
'I am too old and sad to play,'
said the boy.
'I want a boat that will
take me far away from here.
Can you give me a boat?'
'Cut down my trunk
and make a boat,' said the tree.
'Then you can sail away...
and be happy.'
And so the boy cut down her trunk
and made a boat and sailed away.
And the tree was happy
... but not really.
And after a long time
the boy came back again.
'I am sorry, Boy,'
said the tree,' but I have nothing
left to give you -
My apples are gone.'
'My teeth are too weak
for apples,' said the boy.
'My branches are gone,'
said the tree. ' You
cannot swing on them - '
'I am too old to swing
on branches,' said the boy.
'My trunk is gone, ' said the tree.
'You cannot climb - '
'I am too tired to climb' said the boy.
'I am sorry,' sighed the tree.
'I wish that I could give you something....
but I have nothing left.
I am just an old stump.
I am sorry....'
'I don't need very much now,' said the boy.
'just a quiet place to sit and rest.
I am very tired.'
'Well,' said the tree, straightening
herself up as much as she could,
'well, an old stump is good for sitting and resting
Come, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest.'
And the boy did.
And the tree was happy.
🎵 LRC歌词版本
[00:10.14]Once there was a tree....
[00:15.30]and she loved a little boy.
[00:18.99]And everyday the boy would come
[00:22.56]and he would gather her leaves
[00:23.16]and make them into crowns
[00:23.73]and play king of the forest.
[00:24.33]He would climb up her trunk
[00:27.78]and swing from her branches
[00:32.94]and eat apples.
[00:33.51]And they would play hide-and-go-seek.
[00:34.29]And when he was tired,
[00:38.43]he would sleep in her shade.
[00:48.06]And the boy loved the tree....
[00:48.96]very much.
[00:49.17]And the tree was happy.
[01:02.97]But time went by.
[01:03.33]And the boy grew older.
[01:04.89]And the tree was often alone.
[01:06.36]Then one day the boy came to the tree
[01:09.45]and the tree said, 'Come, Boy, come and
[01:12.48]climb up my trunk and swing from my
[01:13.71]branches and eat apples and play in my
[01:14.76]shade and be happy.'
[01:15.48]'I am too big to climb and play' said
[01:16.56]the boy.
[01:16.68]'I want to buy things and have fun.
[01:18.00]I want some money?'
[01:18.36]'I'm sorry,' said the tree, 'but I
[01:20.88]have no money.
[01:21.81]I have only leaves and apples.
[01:30.00]Take my apples, Boy, and sell them in
[01:33.78]the city. Then you will have money and
[01:35.64]you will be happy.'
[01:37.41]And so the boy climbed up the
[01:37.95]tree and gathered her apples
[01:38.70]and carried them away.
[01:41.43]And the tree was happy.
[01:47.85]But the boy stayed away for a long time....
[01:49.38]and the tree was sad.
[01:56.22]And then one day the boy came back
[01:59.19]and the tree shook with joy
[02:01.44]and she said, 'Come, Boy, climb up my trunk
[02:05.76]and swing from my branches and be happy.'
[02:08.19]'I am too busy to climb trees,' said the boy.
[02:09.27]'I want a house to keep me warm,' he said.
[02:10.14]'I want a wife and I want children,
[02:11.04]and so I need a house.
[02:13.17]Can you give me a house ?'
[02:15.00]' I have no house,' said the tree.
[02:16.86]'The forest is my house,
[02:21.06]but you may cut off
[02:22.62]my branches and build a
[02:25.89]house. Then you will be happy.'
[02:27.03]And so the boy cut off her branches
[02:30.09]and carried them away
[02:30.51]to build his house.
[02:33.84]And the tree was happy.
[02:42.57]But the boy stayed away for a long time.
[03:02.73]And when he came back,
[03:06.57]the tree was so happy
[03:10.53]'come and play.'
[03:10.83]'I am too old and sad to play,'
[03:11.73]said the boy.
[03:14.25]'I want a boat that will
[03:15.87]take me far away from here.
[03:18.93]Can you give me a boat?'
[03:19.41]'Cut down my trunk
[03:20.19]and make a boat,' said the tree.
[03:22.32]'Then you can sail away...
[03:23.07]and be happy.'
[03:23.76]And so the boy cut down her trunk
[03:28.59]and made a boat and sailed away.
[03:39.30]And the tree was happy
[03:45.09]... but not really.
[03:45.39]And after a long time
[03:54.78]the boy came back again.
[03:56.97]'I am sorry, Boy,'
[03:57.51]said the tree,' but I have nothing
[03:58.50]left to give you -
[03:58.86]My apples are gone.'
[03:59.22]'My teeth are too weak
[03:59.58]for apples,' said the boy.
[04:00.03]'My branches are gone,'
[04:00.45]said the tree. ' You
[04:02.73]cannot swing on them - '
[04:03.54]'I am too old to swing
[04:05.76]on branches,' said the boy.
[04:06.66]'My trunk is gone, ' said the tree.
[04:11.25]'You cannot climb - '
[04:11.79]'I am too tired to climb' said the boy.
[04:14.49]'I am sorry,' sighed the tree.
[04:15.42]'I wish that I could give you something....
[04:21.30]but I have nothing left.
[04:23.07]I am just an old stump.
[04:28.26]I am sorry....'
[04:28.47]'I don't need very much now,' said the boy.
[04:31.86]'just a quiet place to sit and rest.
[04:37.50]I am very tired.'
[04:38.67]'Well,' said the tree, straightening
[04:39.54]herself up as much as she could,
[04:47.37]'well, an old stump is good for sitting and resting
[04:52.56]Come, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest.'
[05:05.55]And the boy did.
[05:05.85]And the tree was happy.
(Nanci Griffith)
She owned a hotel on the Jersey shore
She made her living sending sailors door to door
He was the small one with a crooked smile
Oh,...
I could build a mansion
that is higher than the trees
I could have all the gifts I want
and never ask please
I could fly to Paris
it\'s at my beck and...
(Nanci Griffith - James Hooker)
I don't wanna talk about love
'cause I've heard it before ...
And it talks too loud
You can hear it in a disco midnigh...
So much silence to my hometown streets
Gonna put my cheek to the window and watch it sleep
Where the shadow's fall from sycamore trees
Fight off this ...
Song I Would Bring You Ireland
I would bring you Ireland
The cool sweet of the Dublin rain
If you would keep my heart for me
In the quiet of your Texa...
The evening fell just like a star
Left a trail behind
If this is love we're crazy
As we fight like cats and dogs
I just know there's got to be more
S...
Tonight I think I'm gonna go downtown
Tonight I think I'm gonna look around
For something that I couldn't see
When this world was more real to me
Toni...
They were the loving kind
She was black and he was white
In Virginia, nineteen fifty eight
They found love amongst the hate
Well, the law said they co...
(Nanci Griffith)
Nothing that I've ever seen
Now means much of anything
In traveling through this part of you
And the Vietnam that I had dreamed
The p...