Once upon a time in a far away land, there was an old noose in a cherry tree stand.
It swung to and fro with out any wind, this old noose in a cherry tree stand.
There it once hung a lovely lad, on the old noose in a cherry tree stand.
Once so happy, with the world in his hand, in the place with a noose in a cherry tree stand.
His lover left him alone in a strange cold land, by the old noose in the cherry tree stand.
So he took an old rope and a very strong limb, and hung on a noose in the cherry tree stand.
You can still see him swinging, i'm sure that you can, on the old noose in the cherry tree stand.