AUTUMN

AUTUMN, AUTUMN,
AS I GAZE OVER THE LOUGH
ROLLING HILLS DOWN TO ITS EDGE

TREES SHEDDING THEIR LEAVES TO THE GROUND
NOT A SOUND FIELDS OF GREEN ALL AROUND

ALL THE TREES NEARLY BARE
WET LEAF COMPOST EVERYWHERE

NATURE IS PREPARING ITSELF FOR THE COLD
SPRING REPLACING NEW SHOOTS FOR OLD
GREEN LEAF FOR GOLD

PROTECTING IT’S ROOTS STAYING STRONG
FOR WHEN WINTER HAS PASSED AND SPRING COMES ALONG

SO WRAP YOURSELF UP NATURE KEEP YOURSELF WARM
PREPARE YOURSELF TO WEATHER THE STORM

WINTER OH WINTER THE FEAR YOU BRING
COLD WET AND FREEZING WEATHER
LONG DARK NIGHTS NOTHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO
JUST COLD, WET SHIVER AND DITHER
WE CAN’T ESCAPE YOU

YOU KEEP US IN YOUR IRATE STATE I WISH I COULD HIBERNATE
YOU ARE THE SEASON WE GRIMACE AND BEAR
YOU ARE THE ONE WE HATE

SPRING OH SPRING, THE JOY YOU BRING
BUDS ON THE TREES FLOWERS BLOOM
TOUCH OF WARMTH IN THE AIR

SCENES OF CHANGE FLEDGLINGS SING
AN ODOUR OF NEW LIFE EVERYWHERE CARING
FOR ITS GROWTH AND THE YOUNG

A NEW WINTER BEHIND US AGAIN, YOU ARE HERE
AS YOU ALWAYS DO YEAR AFTER YEAR

SUMMER OH SUMMER WE WELCOME YOU
YOU ARE THE ONE WE LOOK FORWARD TO

BLUE SKIES, SUNSHINE STRATOS CUMULUS
CLOUDS DRIFTING BY EVERYBODY SMILING
HAPPINESS ALL AROUND

ALL WE HEAR IS LAUGHTER AND CHEER
WE WISH YOU COULD STAY WITH US
ALL THROUGH THE YEAR