Melody Time Page #2

Don't stand there gawking.

- Unlock your jaw and get talking.

- Yes, sir!

Why don't I go west?

I ain't got the muscle

or the breadth of chest.

There it's the strong men who survive

and I'm the puniest fella alive.

Shame to you,Johnny!

You've got faith, courage

and a level head.

But shucks. You see, sir,

all I know is apple trees.

What's wrong with apples, if you

please? Ain't they the finest fruit?

Shoot, man! They take the cake!

Just think of all the things

that apples make.

There's apple pickles...

Tasty apple tarts, apple pastry,

apple dumplings

- Not to mention,,,

-Apple sass?

Apple fritters light as thistle

And for folks to wet their whistle

Tangy apple cider

- Stew, fry, boil, bake 'em

-Apple pie and apple cake 'em

You can cook them any way

Apple this, apple that

Recipes to fill your hat

I could carry on like this all day

So pack your stuff and get going

Get them apple trees growing

There's a lot of work out there

to do

There's a lot of work to do

Yes, sir! I mean, no, sir.

You see, sir, I ain't got none

of the things I'll need out there.

You ain't got...?

Boy, I'm ashamed of you! You've got

the stuff to see you through.

You've got the seeds you're needing,

and for good reading,

there ain 't nothing finer

than your book

Here's a handy bonnet,

even got a handle on it.

Turn it upside down

and you can cook

So, come on, get going

Get them apple trees growing

There's a lot of work out there

to do

There's a lot of work to do!

Well, that's how it all began.

That's how Johnny, all alone,

set out to meet the great unknown.

It was a mighty big, fierce place

for a man to face.

A little man, and all alone,

without no knife, without no gun.

Though the forest is dark and wide,

with fearsome critters on every side,

Johnny just kept walking on.

He walked until he found

a spot of open ground

with fertile soil and warm breeze,

a likely place for apple trees.

The varmints couldn't know

if John was friend or foe.

Some took off in sudden flight.

And some got set to claw and bite.

If Johnny saw them, he paid no heed,

just got busy planting apple seed.

Varmints came from everywhere

to watch him digging there.

Didn't like what they were seeing,

didn't trust no human being.

That ornery human had to go.

But who was going to tell him so?

Not a soul could answer that till

there came a black and white cat.

He weren't too bright

but he didn't care.

He knowed he had a certain air

about him.

Well, sir, that done it.

The critters had never seen that,

the likes of a human liking that cat.

Why, this little man had busted

every precedent.

He was the very first to come

without no knife, without no gun.

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