I wanted to plant an orange tree
Right where the song stated we wouldn't see any,
Right where the trees have borne
But unpinned grenades.
Up to Derry, my beloved city,
I've sailed my boat,
There I told the men who were fighting
I've come to plant an orange tree...
Let's have a drink, let's go fishing,
No war can ever last
When beer and friendship
And music make us sing.
Kill your gods forever,
Love can't stand no cross.
It is men, not priests,
Who grow orange trees.
I wanted to plant an orange tree
Right where the song stated we wouldn't see any,
It has blossomed and borne
The sweet fruits of freedom.