Lyrics:

When I was just a lad of ten
My father said to me
'Come here and take a lesson from
The lovely lemon tree.'
'Don't put your faith in love, my boy,'
My father said to me
'I fear you'll find that love is like
The lovely lemon tree.'

Lemon tree, very pretty
And the lemon flower is sweet
But the fruit of the lemon
Is impossible to eat
Lemon tree, very pretty
And the lemon flower is sweet
But the fruit of the lemon
Is impossible to eat

One day beneath the lemon tree
My love and I did lie
A girl so sweet that when she smiled
The stars rose in the sky
We passed that summer lost in love
Beneath the lemon tree
The music of her laughter hid
My father's words from me

Lemon tree, very pretty
And the lemon flower is sweet
But the fruit of the lemon
Is impossible to eat
Lemon tree, very pretty
And the lemon flower is sweet
But the fruit of the lemon
Is impossible to eat

One day she left without a word
She took away the sun
And in the dark she left behind
I knew what she had done
She left me for another
It's a common tale but true
A sadder man, but wiser now
I sing these words to you

Lemon tree, very pretty
And the lemon flower is sweet
But the fruit of the lemon
Is impossible to eat
Lemon tree, very pretty
And the lemon flower is sweet
But the fruit of the lemon
Is impossible to eat
Lemon tree, very pretty
And the lemon flower is sweet
But the fruit of the lemon
Is impossible to eat