Ramblin' Jack Elliott - In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree lyrics

It was only yesterday I thought I'd take a bath in some water For a bath I hadn't had in goodness knows when And for that bath I didn't want to pay a quarter So I run down to the creek and jumped right in I hung my clothes upon an apple tree limb 'Twas there I got into an awful fix When an old maid come down and set beside them And there she sat from one o'clock to six In the shade of the old apple tree I's in water right up to my knee I had to lay down while she was around 'Til only my nose you could see Mosquitoes was biting my nose And the crawdads was nibbling my toes I lay there all day 'til she went away From the shade of the old apple tree Here comes the pitiful part, boys and girls It was only yesterday that Jane and I got hitched You bet your life I was a happy groom There was only one thing that filled my heart with sadness Was parts of her were scattered all over the room Her gla** eye and false teeth was on the mantle And on the bed she hung her lock of hair And there was only one thing that filled my heart with sadness Was she pitched her wooden leg upon a chair And it was a limb from that old apple tree I's in water right up to my knee I had to lay down while she was around 'Til only my nose you could see Mosquitoes was biting my nose And the crawdads was nibbling my toes I lay there all day 'til she went away From the shade of the old apple tree Yes, I carved out my name and there it was plain On her limb from the old apple tree