x2 Shady Grove is my little love; Shady Grove I say Shady Grove is my little love I'm bound to go away Shady Grove is my little love; Shady Grove my friend Shady Grove is my little love But I'm leavin' in the end x2 Went to see my Shady Grove Her eyes the deepest brown Went to see my Shady Grove She's the prettiest girl in town Went to see my Shady Grove Her eyes the deepest brown Went to see my Shady Grove She's the prettiest girl in town Shady Grove is my little love; Shady Grove I say Shady Grove is my little love I'm bound to go away x2 I wish I had a banjo string Made of golden twine And I sing day by day I wish that girl were mine I wish I had me a banjo string Made of golden twine And I sing day by day I wish that girl were mine Shady Grove is my little love; Shady Grove I says Shady Grove is my little love I'm bound to go out West Shady Grove is my little love; Shady Grove my friend Shady Grove is my little love And I'm leavin' in the end x4 I wish I had me a big strong horse And grain to feed him on And I'd be gone from Shady Grove Ramblin' on and on I wish I had me a big strong horse And grain to feed him on And I'd be gone from Shady Grove Playing the same shitty songs x2 When I was a boy, I wanted I wanted a Buckley knife Now all I want is Shady Grove To say she'll be my wife When I was a boy I wanted a Buckley knife Well now I will always have one Firmly strapped to my side 'Cause Shady Grove is my little love; Shady Grove I say Shady Grove is my little love I'm bound to go away Shady Grove is my little love; Shady Grove I says Shady Grove is my little love I'm bound to go out West x4 Cherries in the Summer time And apples in the Fall If I can't have me my Shady Grove I don't have no love at all Cherries in the Summer time Apples in the Fall If I can't have me the girl I love I don't have no love at all Shady Grove is my little love; Shady Grove I say Shady Grove is my little love I'm bound to go away Shady Grove is my little love; Shady Grove my friend Shady Grove is my little love And I'm leavin' in the end x3