The Laughing Apple — текст песни (Cat Stevens)

Slowly let me tell you a story of a tree
an apple tree,

Once in a summertime garden lived a little apple tree
and the man who owned it wanted it to be picked
so he sent forth to hire me

Well, I`ve travelled the mountains, and I`ve travelled the sea
but a never in my travelling days
have I ever seen a little apple smile at me!

Laugh, oh laugh a little apple
Autumn is waitin`, you`d better be careful,
For it will bring you down
if it ever sees you wearing a frown

so laugh, laugh a little apple

Well all the apples were hidin`
Frightened that they might be plucked
and everytime that somebody passed
all except that one little apple ducked

Well, I`ve travelled the mountains, and i`ve travelled the sea
but a never in my travelling days
have I ever seen a little apple smile at me!

Laugh, oh laugh a little apple
Autumn is waitin`, you`d better be careful,
For it will bring you down
if it ever sees you wearing a frown

so laugh, laugh a little apple