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Jonny Jones lived up trees as a young boy
his parents adored him and called him Jonnaboy
when they kept him in, Jonnaboy was sore
he couldn't stand a bit of life behind doors

so Jonnaboy lived up trees as a young boy
up there in the trees he didn't care for toys
Jonnaboy was happy, Jonnaboy was spoiled
he even had a friend: the neighbors' son, Roy

tweet tweet, living in the trees
swinging in the branches

so Jonnaboy lived up trees with Roy, the neighbors'son
they were as close together as a first finger and a thumb
they had their world on top, they had their world on trees
where no-one could climb to, not even monkeys

the trees changed as the seasons passed
and Roy had to go to class
Roy grew up faster than Jonny did
and as he grew older he grew a ginger beard

Jonnaboy felt lonely without Roy in the tree
Roy got busy kissing a girl named Lee
Jonny was sorry, Jonny came lately
he cried all the time, he cried like a baby

but Roy had a sister, her name was Ruth
she fell in love with Jonny in her early youth
she would secretly watch him from her bedroom window
she knew everything about him and Jonny didn't know

her brother had never let her come along
but it was time for her to talk to Jon
anyway Roy was no longer up there
and she realised that now he wouldn't even care

she baked Jonny's favorite biscuits
cookies with chocolate bits
and used that as an excuse to go out and see him
when she got there she caught him daydreaming

she gave him a jump, his forehead hit the trunk
it was black and blue, he got a bump
he looked at her, he bowled over and caught hold of a branch
the branch broke, he tumbled, he fell in a puddle, he got drenched

they looked at each other, doubled up with laughter
they couldn't stop and caught their breath a long time after
Jonny looked at Ruth, she was a sight to see
he said : “Would you like to climb my tree ?”

she looked at his bump and said : “ It doesn't hurt, does it ? ”
then she started to sweat, and dropped her basket
she said : “Goodbye”, and ran back home
she left Jonny all wet and all alone

She closed her window shades, sighed and disappeared
fear of heights was her highest fear
he meant the world to her, she had to get over it
she couldn't stop it, she couldn't ignore it

Jonny thought of Ruth day and night and night and day
wondering why, why did she ran away
was it something he did, was it something he said
he tried to figure it out, he failed

Jonny had fallen, fallen in love at first sight
Jonny's head was swollen, he lost his appetite
he looked forever at Ruth's window for a sign
one night he saw her silhouette lit from behind

he sent her a paper plane with sweet sweet words in it
she sent one back to explain her fears and worries
he climbed down his tree and waited for Ruth
he was so happy she had told him the truth

not speaking his heart he would never have known
barking up the wrong tree he would have ended up alone
now if you ever wonder where Ruth and Jonny are
they're sitting under a tree looking at the stars