Tall Oak Tree – Adam & Eve

“Tall Oak Tree” by Dorsey Burnette (d. 1979) hit #23 on the charts in 1960.

There was a tall oak tree

That loved a babbling brook

And the babbling brook

Loved the mountain high

And the mountain high

Loved the sky above

The Creator looked down

And saw everything was

Love, love, love

Then he took a bone

And a piece of mud

He made a man and a woman

To be flesh and blood

And then along came the Devil

Up out of the ground

He tempted woman and

That spread sin all around

All around, all around

If she'd left that apple

On the apple tree

There'd be no tears and sorrow

We'd live eternally …

Here is a version by Johnny Rivers.  Glen Campbell also sang this song.