Every seed I plant in the earth,
Is something of immeasurable worth. (repeat)
Just like the lilies of the field,
I neither toil nor spin.
Walking through all the wondrous world,
I drink the wonder in.

Every living creature I see,
Is brother and sister to me. (repeat)
Grow and be fruitful, apple tree,
Your steward I will be.
They call me Johnny Appleseed,
The brother of the trees

Once I was born a soldier's son,
John Chapman was my true and given name.
I turned away from weapons of war
For sun and earth, the air and the rain.
Home is the forest or the grove
That blooms beneath the sky.
Tin hat and gunny sack I wear
To keep my body dry.