SUMMERTIME
The leaves upon the alders clapped their hands, their little hands—An errant breeze had teased them into laughter.A ray of sun went dancing o’er the lands, the fertile lands,The perfume of a rose came running after.The waters of the river caught their smile, their cheery smile,And rippled joy to ev’ry merry comer.A robin fluttered softly to the stile, the shady stile,And raised his head to sing a song of Summer.A dainty maid came tripping o’er the grass, the springing grass,The alder touched her gently on the shoulder.The zephyr kissed the tresses of the lass, the little lass,The saucy ray of sun was even bolder.The waters came to meet her, lapped her feet, her tiny feet,The roses threw their perfume all around her.’Twas then I knew the Summertime, the Summertime complete—’Tis Summertime forever since I found her!
The leaves upon the alders clapped their hands, their little hands—An errant breeze had teased them into laughter.A ray of sun went dancing o’er the lands, the fertile lands,The perfume of a rose came running after.The waters of the river caught their smile, their cheery smile,And rippled joy to ev’ry merry comer.A robin fluttered softly to the stile, the shady stile,And raised his head to sing a song of Summer.A dainty maid came tripping o’er the grass, the springing grass,The alder touched her gently on the shoulder.The zephyr kissed the tresses of the lass, the little lass,The saucy ray of sun was even bolder.The waters came to meet her, lapped her feet, her tiny feet,The roses threw their perfume all around her.’Twas then I knew the Summertime, the Summertime complete—’Tis Summertime forever since I found her!
The leaves upon the alders clapped their hands, their little hands—An errant breeze had teased them into laughter.A ray of sun went dancing o’er the lands, the fertile lands,The perfume of a rose came running after.The waters of the river caught their smile, their cheery smile,And rippled joy to ev’ry merry comer.A robin fluttered softly to the stile, the shady stile,And raised his head to sing a song of Summer.
The leaves upon the alders clapped their hands, their little hands—
An errant breeze had teased them into laughter.
A ray of sun went dancing o’er the lands, the fertile lands,
The perfume of a rose came running after.
The waters of the river caught their smile, their cheery smile,
And rippled joy to ev’ry merry comer.
A robin fluttered softly to the stile, the shady stile,
And raised his head to sing a song of Summer.
A dainty maid came tripping o’er the grass, the springing grass,The alder touched her gently on the shoulder.The zephyr kissed the tresses of the lass, the little lass,The saucy ray of sun was even bolder.The waters came to meet her, lapped her feet, her tiny feet,The roses threw their perfume all around her.’Twas then I knew the Summertime, the Summertime complete—’Tis Summertime forever since I found her!
A dainty maid came tripping o’er the grass, the springing grass,
The alder touched her gently on the shoulder.
The zephyr kissed the tresses of the lass, the little lass,
The saucy ray of sun was even bolder.
The waters came to meet her, lapped her feet, her tiny feet,
The roses threw their perfume all around her.
’Twas then I knew the Summertime, the Summertime complete—
’Tis Summertime forever since I found her!