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In the shade of the old apple tree, Where the love in your eyes I could see, Where the voice that I heard, Like the song of a bird, Seemed to whisper sweet music to me, I could hear the dull buzz of the bee In the blossoms as you said to me, "With a heart that is true, "I'll be waiting for you, In the shade of the old apple tree."
The title of the song was the inspiration behind Steven J. Andrews' debut novel, 'Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree'. The song is prominently featured in Charles Fuller's A Soldier's Play, winner of the 1982 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, at the beginning and end of each act. The song is also featured on the soundtrack at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
The song may be an allusion to both the apple tree in Song of Solomon 2:3 which has been interpreted as a metaphor representing Jesus, and to his description of his life as a tree of life in Luke 13:18–19 and elsewhere in the New Testament including Revelation 22:1–2 and within the Old Testament in Genesis.
"(Ah, the Apple Trees) When the World Was Young" is a popular song composed by Philippe-Gérard , with lyrics by Angèle Vannier . The English lyrics were written by Johnny Mercer . The original French title was "Le Chevalier de Paris".
The Andrews Sisters singing 'Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)' in the 1942 film Private Buckaroo In the years just before and during World War II , the Andrews Sisters were at the height of their popularity, and the group still tends to be associated in the public's mind with the war years.
Notre Dame fans have belted these lyrics for over 100 years as a staple of the "Notre Dame Victory March," the Fighting Irish fight song. The second stanza, in particular, is an indelible part of ...
A judge in Brazil has ordered Adele’s song Million Years Ago to be removed globally from streaming services due to a plagiarism claim by Brazilian composer, Toninho Geraes. Geraes alleges that ...
"A Yankee Song" (The Charlotte Democrat, Charlotte, N.C., December 23, 1862)"Oh we'll hang Jeff Davis from a sour apple tree" (and similar) is a variant of the American folk song "John Brown's Body" that was sung by the United States military, Unionist civilians, and freedmen during and after the American Civil War.