when i first met you babe i was green as i could be when i first met you babe lord i was green as i could be and then you know i let you in my garden and you went straight for my cherry tree you didn t touch my apples and you didn t want my plums you just you wham bam with your axe baby and you didn t leave me none oh baby don t you remember me cause i m sure that you re the one who who chopped down my cherry tree now answer me babe and don t just tell a lie did you pick all of my cherries and just leave em out to dry oh baby don t you remember me cause i m sure that you re the one who who chopped down my cherry tree