I have a little nut tree

Nothing would it bear for me

But a silver nutmeg

And a golden pear alone, alone

One lonely night in June

When my tree began to bloom

I saw in front of me

A girl just like the queen of May

To my surprise, she was to be

What God wanted her to be

She was to be my lover, you see

So that′s how it will be

I've got to thank heaven

For the gift He sent for me

He sent for me someone to love

And oh, my little nut tree

To my surprise, she was to be

What God wanted her to be

She was to be my lover, you see

So that′s how it will be

I have a little nut tree

Nothing would it bear for me

But a silver nutmeg

And a golden pear alone, alone, alone