I'll Give My Love an Apple

Helen Creighton collected over four thousand folksongs, stories, and myths over the course of her career. This variant of I'll Give My Love an Apple from Dennis Smith, a retired sea captain living in Chezzetcook, NS. Creighton used to cite this as one of her favourites, although Smith wasn't sure why she was so excited, saying, "it's only a little one, about as long as my thumb."