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Peaches in the Summertime

from Beside the Waves of Time by Iona Leigh

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about

When living in San Francisco, I came across a 19th century American folk song called ‘Shady Grove’. I fell in love with the first stanza (“Peaches in the summertime / Apples in the Fall / If I can’t get the girl I love / Won’t have none at all”). It reminded me of long summer evenings in Scotland – ceilidh dancing and young love!

lyrics

A place I know called Shady Grove
Is where this song comes from
Where fields are filled with fine fruit trees
And the river is wide and long
Please listen carefully
And follow on this trail
Of a summer love in Shady Grove
This is my fairytale o

I met him on midsummer’s eve
Beside the old stone wall
He smiled and asked me for my name
We walked towards the hall
And there he asked me for a dance
When the band were playing a reel
I danced the night away ‘till dawn
Now this is how I feel o

Peaches in the summertime and apples in the fall
If I can’t have the one I love won’t have none at all
Peaches in the summertime and those apples in the fall
If I can’t have the one I love I won’t have none at all

After the dance I bid farewell and there we did part
One day I will ride home with him for he has caught my heart
And I hope to be within his arms warm in our wedding bed
Our friends will smile and they will say
That’s where the trail has lead o

Are you of the opinion that true love is hard to find
Perhaps we both went separate ways leaving Shady Grove behind
You are no fool and you should know that my true love did beguile
For in the month of May we did
Walk happily down the isle o

credits

from Beside the Waves of Time, track released April 6, 2009
Lyrics & Melody: I. Leigh/PRS
(Chorus lyrics inspired by ‘Shady Grove’)

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