:23:02
A little man, and all alone,
:23:05
without no knife,
:23:07
without no gun,
:23:09
And though the forest
is dark and wide,,,
:23:11
with fearsome critters
on every side,
:23:14
Johnnyjust kept walkin ´ on,
:23:20
Walked until at last he found
a little spot of open ground,,,
:23:24
with fertile soil
and warmsome breeze,
:23:28
a likely place
for apple trees,
:23:34
Now, the varmints here,
they couldn ´t know,,,
:23:36
ifJohn was friend
orJohn was foe,
:23:39
so some took off
in sudden flight,,,
:23:44
and some got set
to claw and bite,
:23:49
But ifJohnny seen ´em
he paid no heed,
:23:52
Just got busy
a-plantin´apple seeds,
:23:55
## [ Whistl i ng ]
:24:02
## [ Conti nues ]
:24:10
Now, them varmints
come from everywhere,,,
:24:12
to watch that man
a-diggin´ there,
:24:15
Didn´t like
what they was seein´,
:24:18
Didn´t trust
no human bein´,
:24:26
## [ Conti nues ]
:24:29
Yep, that ornery human
had to go,
:24:33
But who was a-gonna
tell him so?,
:24:35
Well, not a soul
could answer that,,,
:24:39
till here come along
a black-and-white cat,
:24:43
Now, he weren´t too bright,
but he didn´t much care,
:24:46
He knowed he had
a certain ai r... about him,