Big Tree [Live] lyrics

When I was a little kid and not very old

Me and Susie at the top of the road

Used to run in a garden free

Playing games around a big tree

One afternoon, whilst we played

We was led to the big tree's shade

I showed her, she showed me

Lots of fun behind a big tree

Big tree, what do you know

And why do you spread your branches low?

Oh, the big tree was our friend

And the big tree knew how it would end

There was soft grass and a leafy bed

So we touched tongues and giggled instead

I showed her, she showed me

But we got caught behind a big tree

'Cause it was a neighbour who complained

And she told us both to be ashamed

I got cuffed, Susie cried

But we couldn't've done nothing if we tried

Big tree, why do you sigh?

Come on and raise your branches high

Big tree knows everything

Look at him tremble in the wind

Well, ain't it a crime or is it a sin?

We was barred from the garden and we couldn't get in

Me and Susie with nothing to hide

But I guess we'll make it in the world outside

Oh, big tree, why do you sigh?

Come on and raise your branches high

Well, the big tree knows everything

Look at him tremble, look at him tremble

Look at him tremble in the wind

• Artist:Ralph McTell