These Apples

THESE APPLES - Barenaked Ladies

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Intro:

Verse 1:

A friend brought me flowers, she said they were lilacs,

I've never been good with plants

Her next presentation, a new dictionary

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She circled the word "romance"

So enthusiastic, a little bit drastic,

I shaved her name in my head.

As she beheld it, she said I misspelled it;

Need more be said?

Chorus:

These apples are delicious!

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"As a matter of fact they are," she said

Can all this fruit be free?

Interlude:

Verse 2:

She wrote me a letter as big as a phone book

I've never been big on mail

I sent her a postcard from somewhere near Lethbridge,

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And wondered if it still went by rail

I've never been frightened of being enlightened

But some things can go too far

Though sometimes I stammer and mix up my grammar,

You get what my meanings are

Chorus:

These apples are delicious!

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"As a matter of fact they are," she said

Can all this fruit be free?

Interlude:

Bridge:

I'm not trying to sing a love song, I'm trying to sing in tune

I know I am sometimes headstrong

Falling in love, catching fire, I want to be consumed

Wondering will I ever tire, will I ever tire?

Will I ever tire?

Instrumental Break:

Chorus:

These apples are delicious!

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"As a matter of fact they are," she said

Can all this fruit be free?

Outro:

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