Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree
Love's Loyalty in Melody: Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree Insights
Lyrics
Don't sit under the apple tree with anyone else but me
Warning against sitting under the apple tree with anyone other than the speaker.
Anyone else but me, anyone else but me
Repetition of the warning, emphasizing exclusivity.
No! No! No!
Strong rejection, emphasizing the importance of the message.
Don't sit under the apple tree with anyone else but me
Reiteration of the warning for emphasis.
'Til I come marchin' home
Waiting for the speaker to return home; a plea for fidelity until then.
Don't go walkin' down Lover's Lane with anyone else but me
Warning against walking down Lover's Lane with anyone else.
Anyone else but me, anyone else but me
Repetition of the warning, stressing exclusivity.
No! No! No!
Strong rejection, underscoring the significance of the request.
Don't go walkin' down Lover's Lane with anyone else but me
Reiteration of the warning against walking down Lover's Lane with someone else.
Till I come marchin' home
Waiting for the speaker's return before engaging in romantic activities.
I just got word from a guy who heard from the guy next door to me
Received information about someone else's romantic involvement.
The girl he met just loves to pet and it fits you to-a-tee
Describing the romantic inclinations of the person mentioned in line 13.
So, don't sit under the apple tree with anyone else but me
Reiteration of the warning not to sit under the apple tree with someone else.
Till I come marchin' home
Reaffirmation of waiting for the speaker to come home.
Don't give out with those lips of yours to anyone else but me
Advising not to kiss anyone else.
Anyone else but me, anyone else but me
Repetition of the advice, emphasizing exclusivity.
No! No! No!
Strong rejection, highlighting the importance of faithfulness.
Watch the girls on the foreign shores, you'll have to report to me
Monitoring the behavior of the addressee in foreign lands.
When you come marchin' home
Waiting for the addressee to return home.
Don't hold anyone on your knee, you better be true to me
Warning against holding anyone on the knee, emphasizing fidelity.
You better be true to me, you better be true to me
Repetition of the warning, stressing the importance of being true.
Don't hold anyone on your knee, you're gettin' the third degree
Advising against getting into a close relationship with others.
When you come marchin' home
Waiting for the addressee while acknowledging the lack of direct communication.
You're on your own where there is no phone and I can't keep tab on you
Highlighting the challenge of monitoring the addressee's actions without a phone.
Be fair to me, I'll guarantee this is one thing that I'll do
Expecting fairness in return for loyalty.
I won't sit under the apple tree with anyone else but you
Expressing the speaker's commitment not to sit under the apple tree with anyone else.
'Til you come marchin' home
Reiteration of waiting for the addressee to come home.
Don't sit under the apple tree with anyone else but me
Repeating the warning against sitting under the apple tree with someone else.
I know the apple tree is reserved for you and me
Claiming the apple tree's reservation for the speaker and the addressee.
And I'll be true till you come marchin' home
Pledging fidelity until the addressee returns home.
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