"Girl Sittin' Up In A Tree" lyrics - BURL IVES

On my way the other day a strange thing happened to me
I blinked my eye and what did I spy but a girl sitting up in a tree

[Pre-Chorus:]
I said come on down 'cause now you're found
There's no one around and it's nice on the ground

[Chorus:]
She said I like it up here 'cause the air is clear
There's nothing to fear and nothing to hear except
Bird singing, wind wispering, sun kissing, clouds caressing
Branches clinging to me-ee-ee

[Post-Chorus:]
I said come on down out of that tree

Leaves made lace around her face peeking down at me
I wondered why she'd climb so high right up in the top of that tree

[Pre-Chorus:]
I said come on down 'cause now you're found
And there's no one around and it's nice on the ground

[Chorus:]
She said I like it up here 'cause the air is clear
There's nothing to fear and nothing to hear except
Bird singing, wind wispering, sun kissing, clouds caressing
Branches clinging to me-ee-ee

[Post-Chorus:]
I said come on down out of that tree

Darkness fell I fell as well when I heard her sweet call to me
Right then I knew what I had to do I started climbing up in that tree

[Pre-Chorus:]
And now I found I don't want to get down
I don't miss the ground while she's around

[Chorus:]
We're way up here where the air is clear
There's nothing to fear and nothing to hear except
Crickets calling breeze hushing stars blinking
Moon wakin' nightingale singing and we-ee-ee

[Post-Chorus:]
Have a heaven up in this treehouse in this tree