I had a little nut tree,
Nothing would it bear
But a silver nutmeg
And a golden pear;
The King of Spain's daughter
Came to visit me,
And all for the sake
Of my little nut tree.
I skipped over water,
I danced over sea,
And all the birds in the air
Couldn't catch me.

And a comic version
I had a little nut tree,
I gave the tree a whack,
The tree said "Oi!
You naughty boy!"
And whacked me sharply back.
by
Richard Edwards

And another
I had a little piece of earth,
Nothing would it grow
But a tangled crop of weeds,
Sunshine, rain or snow.
My granny and her sack of tools
Came to visit me,
So now I've got a bed of blooms
And one small apple tree.
by
Lucy Coats