A sour lemon tree flower attracts the bee br While its fruit is bitter not so its flower br White is its flower sweet and very pretty br Only the fruit is bitter and that's just a pity br As the beauty of its flower resist not a bee br It's the simple truth br Or see the sour lemon tree br br With fruit that is bitter bears a lemon tree br But useful is its fruit good for everyday use br Once said a bee... your flower is very sweet br It carries fragrance scented out in the street br Yet bears you fruit bitter no one wants to eat br It's partly the truth br Or see the sour lemon tree br br A citrus tree with fruit no other tree bears br Then out of the tree came a nice neat voice br 'Twas like a voice of one who's very wise br This is what it said trees are not so free br One made a decree for every bearing tree br It's partly the truth br Or see the sour lemon tree br br The Creator decides the fruit a tree bears br Whether it be bitter or whether it be sweet br The Creator decrees for every bearing tree br To bring forth fruit ordained for it to bear br Then sweet or bitter bears a tree its fruit br It's the simple truth br Or see the sour lemon tree.