Over the Garden Wall


My love stood under a walnut tree
Over the garden wall
She whispered and said she'd be true to me
Over the garden wall
She has beautiful eyes and beautiful hair
She not very tall so she stood on a chair
Many is the time I kissed her there
Over the garden wall

    Over the garden wall
    The sweetest girl of all
    There never was yet such eyes of jet
    And you can bet I'll never forget
    The night our lips in kisses met
    Over the garden wall

There's always a will there's always a way
Over the garden wall
There's always a night as well as a day
Over the garden wall
We hadn't much money, but weddings were cheap
So while the old feller was snoring asleep
With her lad and her ladder she managed to creep
Over the garden wall

Recorded  6/17/33 Camden, NJ