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This song is available on "The Green Grass Grew All Around: Family Folk Songs."

I had a little nut tree,
Nothing would it bear
But a silver nutmeg,
And a golden pear.

The King of Spain's daughter
Came to visit me,
And all for the sake
Of my little nut tree.

Her dress was all of crimson,
Coal black was her hair,
She asked me for my nutmeg
And my golden pear.

I said, "So fair a princess
Never did I see,
I'll give to you the fruit
Of my little nut tree."

Then she had to leave me
And journey back to Spain
The nut tree is blooming
And bearing fruit again

I'll sail across the waters
I'll row across the sea
And bring to her the fruit
Of my little nut tree.

I had a little nut tree,
Nothing would it bear
But a silver nutmeg,
And a golden pear.

The King of Spain's daughter
Came to visit me,
And all for the sake
Of my little nut tree.

This song is available on "The Green Grass Grew All Around: Family Folk Songs."