Burl Ives - Way Down Yonder In The Paw Paw Patch

[@jesseroggio7260]

I'm 44 and I have been running around in the woods since I was old enough to walk. Two days ago my friend and I were kayaking down a river in NW Arkansas and he spotted some unusual trees growing along the river bank. We climbed up the bank and lo and behold, there was a paw paw patch. We picked over 50 of them. Until that day I had only seen two paw paw trees in my life, the one in my Grandma's backyard and one in a yard in the city I live in.

[@bswat4410]

I live in Marietta PA and we have 2 small patches along the Susquehanna river

[@jdbjoshua]

Picked up paw paws today while singing this song

[@WalterMallardPhotography]

I love this! The first time that I remember hearing this song was when Mr. Greenjeans sang it on Captain Kangaroo.

[@jacquelineburuca7819]

I remember this song. I used to sing that when I was in chorus class in elementary school. Memory unlocked

[@Tabitha154]

Same!!!😊

[@Renegade_2023]

Why this song popped into my head , I have no idea.

[@wingking077]

Listened to this song after me and my dad found a paw paw patch out back in the woods. All American fun

[@firemandkdkdk]

Did you try one ? Taste like ??? I'm 60, never had one....the boy is 7 , he had never heard this song ....

[@ragefulhippie6273]

Imagine if your grandfather was also with you, you would've found paw paws, with your paw, and your paw paw. 😂

[@dougm.6663]

Anyone familiar with pawpaws knows that they are too soft to put in a pants pocket without getting totally smooshed. The "pockets" in the song in question is referring to the large front pockets (almost like gather bags) that were sewn into the front of women's aprons at the time that this song was originally written.

[@kayraro1933]

We learned this song when I was in second grade in 1967. I often think about this song when I'm out in the yard cleaning up my dog's masterpieces. But I'm pickin' up poo-poos instead of pickin' up paw-paws.

[@bobvongruenigen5273]

My parents sang this song. They were from Kentucky.

[@mindmodule]

My Grandma, who passed away a few months ago on my birthday, used to sing this all the time. She got me to start singing it as a very young child. She would always say, "Where, oh where, is sweet little Jimmy?" Funny thing is, my Grandpa's name was Jimmy. I called them MawMaw and PawPaw. I had no clue that a PawPaw was an actual plant, so I took the song literally. "Pickin' up PawPaw's, puttin' em in your pocket." I always envisioned a patch of actual PawPaw's. I often wondered how I would fit PawPaw Jimmy in my pocket? 😂😂 Anyway, thanks for posting this! It brought back some fun childhood memories! RIP MawMaw JoAnn and PawPaw Jimmy, I miss you both!! -Tessa in Arkansas

[@tpings33]

Paw paws getting their due on CBS Sunday Morning!

[@harding0010]

My grandma use to sing this in the car. I've finally seen a paw paw.

[@seankeikbusch9404]

I just found some ripe ones today. I've been watching em the last few weeks in anticipation.

[@howardjohnson2138]

Thanks

[@dallascowboytouchdown4319]

Wish they had a CD of this album

[@Hillers62]

I remember singing this song as a child in the 1960's...and I didn't even know what a paw-paw was...

[@DJHutson3848]

Fire tbh

[@colinbrighton4342]

Heat. Based. Swag swag. Thank you Based Burl

[@codytalley9187]

The PawPaw patch hungers.

[@danferro7935]

We have about 20 trees in our back yard

[@marcusharrigan6879]

Paw Paw, West Virginia. They're there.

[@bungalobill7941]

Mr Green Jeans.

[@pverlee]

What’s a pawpaw patch doing at the North Pole?

[@lindasmith6107]

Like persimmons ain’t good till their real ripe by Georgia