Underneath the spreading chestnut tree,
I loved her and she loved me
There she used to sit upon my knee
‘Neath the spreading chestnut tree
There beneath the boughs we used to meet
All her kisses were so sweet
All the little birds went tweet, tweet, tweet
‘Neath the spreading chestnut tree
I said I love you,
And there ain’t no ifs or buts
She said I love you
And the blacksmith shouted “Chestnuts”
Underneath the spreading chestnut tree
There she said she’d marry me
Now you ought to see our family
‘Neath the spreading chestnut tree.