Song Lyrics Berlin Irving - Woodman Woodman Spare That Tree (27 Jun 1911)    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> B>> Berlin Irving Singer Lyrics [Berlin Irving other resources]>> Woodman Woodman Spare That Tree (27 Jun 1911) Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Berlin Irving Music Title/Track: Woodman Woodman Spare That Tree (27 Jun 1911) Theme ID: 20214 Album: N/A [Words and music by Irving Berlin and Vincent Bryan] [1st verse:] A great big tree grows near our house It's been there quite some time This tree's a slipp'ry elm tree and very hard to climb But when my wife starts after me, up in that tree I roost I go up like a healthy squirrel and never need no boost The other day a woodman came to chop the refuge down And carve it into kindling wood, to peddle 'round the town I says to him, "I pray thee cease, desist, refrain and stop Lay down that razor, man, chop not a single chop" [chorus:] Woodman, woodman, spare that tree Touch not a single bough For years it has protected me And I'll protect it now Chop down an oak, a birch or pine But not this slipp'ry elm of mine It's the only tree that my wife can't climb So spare that tree [2nd verse:] I said to him, "You see that hole Up near that old treetop I've got five dollars there, that's yours, if you refrain to chop No beast but me can climb that tree, 'cause it's too slippery I can't get up myself, unless my wife is after me So get my wife and I'll call her a very naughty word And then you'll see me give an imitation of a bird You may not know just where to go, when my wife gets around But when she comes, remember this, if I'm not on the ground" [Introduced by Bert Williams] Related Lyrics Random lyrics: You Keep Coming Back Like A Song, You Keep Coming Back Like A Song (1946), You Picked A Bad Day Out To Say Goodbye (25 Apr 19, Youd Be Surprised, Youd Be Surprised (1919), Youre A Sentimental Guy (1956), Youre A Sucker For A Dame (1956), Youre Easy To Dance With, Youre Fun To Be With (1957), Youre Laughing At Me, Youre Lonely And Im Lonely, Youve Built A Fire Down In My Heart (20 Jun 1911), Youve Got Me Hypnotized (2 Nov 1911), Youve Got Your Mothers Big Blue Eyes! (12 Sep 19, Z... Closing Medley, (We Want) The Same Thing, Band of Gold, Bless The Beasts And The Children, Change, Circle In The Sand, Deep Deep Ocean, Dont Cry, Fool For Love, From The Heart, Gotta Get To You, Heaven Is A Place On Earth, I Feel Free, I Feel The Magic, I Get Weak, I Need a Disguise, I Never Wanted A Rich Man, I See No Ships, I Wont Say (Im In Love), I Wouldnt Be Here If I Didnt Love You, La Luna, Leave A Light On, Love Never Dies..., Love Walks In, Mad About You, Nobody Owns Me, Only A Dream, Runaway Horses, Shades of Michaelangelo, Shot In The Dark, Should I Let You In, Since Youve Gone, Stuff and Nonsense, Summer Rain, The Air You Breathe, The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan, Other Berlin Irving song Lyrics (I Wonder Why) Youre Just In Love Lyrics Abie Sings An Irish Song (15 May 1913) Lyrics Abraham Lyrics After The Honeymoon (23 Aug 1911) Lyrics After You Get What You Want, You Dont Want It (19 Lyrics Alexander And His Clarinet (19 May 1910) Lyrics Alexanders Bag-Pipe Band (10 Feb 1912) Lyrics Alexanders Ragtime Band (18 May 1911) Lyrics All Alone (1924) Lyrics All By Myself (1921) Lyrics All Of My Life (1944) Lyrics ...Show All Other Artists Irving Berlin Lyrics Berlinda Carlisle Lyrics Berman Jacqueline Lyrics Bern Dan Lyrics Bernadette Larson Lyrics Bernadette Peters Lyrics Bernadette Peters F/ Billy Joel Lyrics Butler Bernard Lyrics Bernard Butler Lyrics Bernard Crystal Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy