The Green Leaves of Summer - Dusty Springfield

A time to be reapin'

A time to be sowin'

The green leaves of summer

Are callin' me home

It was good to be young

Then in a season of plenty

When the catfish were jumpin'

As high as the sky

A time just for plantin'

A time just for ploughin'

A time to be courtin'

A girl of your own

'Twas so good to be young

Then to be close to the earth

And to stand by your wife at the moment of birth

A time just for plantin'

A time just for ploughin'

A time just for livin'

A place for to die

'Twas so good to be young

Then to be close to the earth

Now the green leaves of summer

Are callin' me home

Yes the green leaves of summer

Are callin' me

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