Walnut Tree

Do you remember when I was a child
Piling the leaves and diving in wild
You came to me with an old pillowcase
This is our job for today

Black as tar, pungent as pine
We gathered all the walnuts we could find
Hauling and hulling and stowing away
Plenty left over to trade

Tell me a story here in the leaves
Meet me under the walnut tree
Over blue mountains, down to the sea
Meet me under the walnut tree

Snakes on the bark, branches so high
Bright yellow blaze, best autumn sky
When I lay hands on the rough green fruit
It bears a message from you

Tell me a story here in the leaves
Meet me under the walnut tree
Over blue mountains, down to the sea
Meet me under the walnut tree

Bending and breaking, working with care
Ritual, memory, family, prayer
Season to season, year after year
We come together here

Tell me a story here in the leaves
Meet me under the walnut tree
Over blue mountains, down to the sea
Meet me under the walnut tree