In the woods there grew a tree A fine, fine tree was he
On that tree there was a limb And on that limb there was a branch On that branch there was a nest And in that nest there was an egg In that egg there was a bird And from that bird a feather came Of that feather was a bed
On that bed there was a girl And on that girl there was a man From that man there was a seed And from that seed there was a boy From that boy there was a man And for that man there was a grave From that grave there grew a tree
In Sumerisle, Sumerisle, Sumerisle, Sumerisle, Sumerisle
On that tree there was a limb And on that limb there was a branch On that branch there was a nest And in that nest there was an egg In that egg there was a bird And from that bird a feather came Of that feather was a bed
In Sumerisle, Sumerisle, Sumerisle, Sumerisle, Sumerisle
On that bed there was a girl (Sumerisle, Sumerisle) And on that girl there was a man (Sumerisle, Sumerisle) From that man there was a seed (Sumerisle, Sumerisle) And from that seed there was a boy (Sumerisle, Sumerisle) From that boy there was a man (Sumerisle, Sumerisle) And for that man there was a grave From that grave there grew a tree