The Apple Tree (Forbidden Fruit)
Composer(s): Jerry Bock - Sheldon Harnick
Performer(s): Matt Monro



Listen Closely 
Let Me Fill You In 
About The Rich Ripe Round Red Rosy Apples 
They Call Forbidden Fruit 
What I'm About To Say Is Confidential 
So Promise You'll Be Mute
Because If Every Creature In The Garden Knows 
They'll Come 'Round Like Hungry Buffalos 
And In No Time There'll Be None Of Those Precious Apples 
Left For You And Me

Now In The Average Apple 
You're Accustomed To Skin, Seeds, Flesh And Core 
But You Will Find That These Are Special Apples 
That Give You Something More 
Why, Every Seed Contains Some Information 
You Need To Speed Your Education 
The Seeds, Indeed, Of All Creation Are Here 
Why, Be Foolish My Dear 
Come With Me 
To That Tree

With Every Sweet And Juicy Luscious Bite 
Of This Not Forbidden Fruit 
You'll See Your Mind Expand 
And Your Perceptions Grow More And More Acute 

And You Can Teach Him Plumbing And Philosophy 
New Techniques For Glazing Pottery 
Wood-Craft, First-Aid, Home Economy 
Madam, Adam Will Be Overjoyed! 

When He Becomes Aware Of 
Your Attainments He'll Beam With Loving Pride 
And He Will Say

"O, Eve, You're Indispensable! 
Please, Don't Leave My Side!" 
And With Your Nifty, New-Found Education 
He'll Relish Every Conversation
Why You'll Be Adam's Inspiration This Way! 
Just An Apple A Day 
Wait And See 
Come With Me 
To That Tree! 
Now!