Verse Peaches in the summer time Apples in the fall If I can't have the one I love I'll have no one at all Shady Grove, my true love Shady grove, my darlin' Shady grove, my true love I'm goin' back to Harlan Verse If I had no horse to ride I'd be found a crawlin' Up and down this rocky road Lookin' for my darlin' Shady Grove, my true love Shady grove, my darlin' Shady grove, my true love I'm goin' back to Harlan Verse When I go to Shady Grove I'd like to stay all day And there beneath the apple trees I'll dance my cares away Shady Grove, my true love Shady grove, my darlin' Shady grove, my true love I'm goin' back to Harlan