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