Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Peaches in the summertime,

Apples in the fall,

 If I can't get the girl I love,

Won't have none at all.

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Shady grove, my true love,

Shady grove, I know,

 Shady grove, my true love,

 I'm bound for the shady grove.

Wish I had a banjo string

Made of golden twine

Every tune I'd play on it (note 2)

I wish that girl were mine

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Wish I had a needle and thread (note 3)

Fine as I could sew

I'd sew that pretty girl to my side

And down the road I'd go

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Some come here to fiddle and dance

Some come here to tarry

Some come here to fiddle and dance

I come here to marry

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Every night when I go home (note 4)

My wife, I try to please her

The more I try, the worse she gets

Damned if I don't leave her

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Fly around, my pretty little miss (note 5)

Fly around, my Daisy

Fly around, my pretty little miss

Nearly drive me crazy

Chorus