Shady Grove Songtext
von Tom Paley

Shady Grove, my true love
Shady Grove, my honey
Shady Grove, my true love
Goin′ to Shady Grove

I wish I was in Shady Grove
Sittin' in an old armchair
With one arm around my liquor keg
And the other around my dear

Shady Grove, my true love
Shady Grove, my honey
Shady Grove, my true love
Goin′ to Shady Grove

When I was a little boy
All I wanted was a knife
Now I am a great big boy
I'm lookin' for a wife


Shady Grove, my true love
Shady Grove, my honey
Shady Grove, my true love
Goin′ to Shady Grove

When I was a little boy
My mother told me
If I did not kiss the girls
Their lips would soon grow moldy

Shady Grove, my true love
Shady Grove, my honey
Shady Grove, my true love
Goin′ to Shady Grove

The higher up the cherry tree
The riper grow the cherries
The more you hug and kiss the girls
The sooner they get married

Shady Grove, my true love
Shady Grove, my honey
Shady Grove, my true love
Goin' to Shady Grove


If I had a needle and thread
As fine as I could sew
I′d sew my pretty gal to my side
And down the road I'd go

Shady Grove, my true love
Shady Grove, my honey
Shady Grove, my true love
Goin′ to Shady Grove

When you go to catch a fish
Fish with a hook and line
When you go to court a gal
Never look back behind

Shady Grove, my true love
Shady Grove, my honey
Shady Grove, my true love
Goin' to Shady Grove