Acorns fall and roll away
Schoolkids sift and sort and trade
Green turns brown and shades of golden
Autumn mornings out collecting

CHORUS
And the children play under the old oak trees
And the acorns roll
The apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree
But the acorns roll

I’ll give you five that I hid right here
Milly says wait I gotta a few more there
I’m gonna fill my lunchbox full
Harry says whatcha gonna eat them too?
Polly says bury them, save them in the ground
Next year we’ll count the ones that sprout
Acorn fever in the senior school

CHORUS
And the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree
But the acorns roll
And the children play under the old oak trees
And the acorns roll

Johnny says I owe you one (just one)
Mary says well we’ve just begun (begun)
Poppy says there’s too many to count
Dylan says well I’ll help you out (2 , 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)

CHORUS
And the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree
but the acorns roll

One time, a kid walked home
Backpack full of them acorns rolled
Dropping out pockets all the way back down
Falling in the earth on the driveway brown
Little while later on sprouted two
Mama says - little one - what we gonna do?
Concrete truck will be coming any day
Dear little oak trees just can’t stay

CHORUS
Cos the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree
But the acorns roll
And the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree
But the acorns roll

Well the little kid got a bucket and spade
Two little oaktree seedlings saved
Planted in the field by the beehives (beehives)
And the years go by (And the years go by)

CHORUS
And the children play under the old oak trees
And the acorns roll
And the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree
And the acorns roll

Acorns fall and roll away
Schoolkids sift and sort and trade
Green turns brown and shades of golden
Autumn mornings out collecting

© Claudia Robin Gunn