Paul Kelly - The Cherry Tree Carol (Lyric Video)

Listen to Paul’s new single here: Joseph was an old man, an old man was he When he married Virgin Mary, the Queen of Galilee As Joseph and Mary were walking one day To an orchard of cherry trees they chanced for to stray And Mary said to Joseph, so meek and so mild “Will you pick some cherries for me, for I am with child“ But Joseph flew angry, so angry flew he “Let the father of your baby gather cherries for thee!“ When up spoke baby Jesus, from in his mother’s womb “Bow down, oh you cherry trees, bow low to the ground“ And the cherry trees then bowed down so low to the ground And Mary gathered chеrries while Joseph stood around Now Josеph took Mary and sat her on his knee And said “Tell me, little baby, when your birthday shall be?“ “On the fifth day of January my birthday shall be And the stars in the heavens shall all bow down to me“ Then Mary asked Jesus, a question asked she “Oh, tell me, pretty baby, what will become of thee?.’ ’O I will die and be dead, mother as the stones in the wall; O the stones in the streets, mother, shall mourn for me all. Upon Easter-day morning my uprising shall be; And the sun and the moon, mother, they shall rise up with me.’ Illustrated by Arielle Gamble Animation by Edd Schlaghecke Traditional, arranged by Paul Kelly (Sony Music Publishing (Australia)) Produced by Paul Kelly and Roger Bergodaz Recorded and mixed by Roger Bergodaz Mastered by Don Bartley Paul Kelly - lead vocal, acoustic guitar Alice Keath - vocal, banjo Shane Reilly - acoustic guitar James Gilligan - fiddle