The Originals © by Arnold Rypens - IN THE SHADE OF THE OLD APPLE TREE

IN THE SHADE OF THE OLD APPLE TREE

Created on 01/03/2010
Latest update on 23/02/2026

Artist: Henry Burr
Author: Henry Williams/Egbert Van Alstyne
Label: Edison
Year: 1905

The lyrics form a limerick. N°1 US.

Covers:

1905:: Albert Campbell [top 3 US]
1905:: Haydn Quartet [top 3 US]
1905:: Columbia Quartette [top 20 US]
1905:: Arthur Pryor [top 10 US]
1905:: Billy Murray [parody as I Climbed Up The Old Apple Tree]
1931:: Claude Hopkins
1933:: Duke Ellington
1937:: Louis Armstrong & The Mills Brothers
1937:: Benny Goodman
1950:: Johnny Hodges
1957:: Ramblin' Jack Elliott
1960:: Jan & Kjeld
1962:: Pete Fountain
1963:: Hylo Brown
1990:: Moms & Dads
2001:: Leon Redbone
2003:: New Orleans Hot Shots

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