[Verse 1]
When Joseph were an old man
And an old man were he
He courted the Virgin Mary
And the queen of Galilee
He courted the Virgin Mary
And the queen of Galilee

[Verse 2]
Joseph and Mary
Out a-walkin' one day
Here is apples and cherries
So fair to behold
Here is apples and cherries
So fair to behold

[Verse 3]
Mary spoke to Joseph
And to Joseph said she
"Oh, go and gather me some cherries
For I am with child"
Said, "Go and gather me some cherriеs
For I am with child

[Verse 4]
Joseph flew in angry
And in angry flew hе
Said, "Let the father of the baby
Gather cherries for you"
Said, "Let the father of the baby
Gather cherries for you"
[Verse 5]
Then up spoke Lord Jesus
From His mother’s womb
Said, "Bow low, low cherry tree
Bow low down to the ground"
Said, "Bow low, low cherry tree
Bow you low down to the ground"

[Verse 6]
Then the cherry tree bowed low down
Low down to the ground
And Mary gathered cherries
While Joseph stood around
And Mary gathered cherries
While Joseph stood around

[Verse 7]
Then Joseph took Mary
All on his right knee
And said, "Tell me pretty baby
When your birthday will be"
Said, "Tell me, tell me pretty baby
When your birthday will be"

[Verse 8]
"On the sixth day of January
My birthday will be
When the stars and the elements
Doth tremble with glee
When the stars and the elements
Doth tremble with glee"