Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song The Green Leaves of Summer , by - Mahalia Jackson. Release date: 06.03.2014
Song language: English
The Green Leaves of Summer |
| A time to be reapin’a time to be sowin' |
| The green leaves of summer are calling me home |
| It was good to be young then in the season of plenty |
| When the catfish were jumpin' as high as the sky |
| A time to be livin', a time to be laughin' |
| A time to be dreamin' a dream of your own |
| Was so good to be young then to be close to the earth |
| Now the green leaves of summer are calling me home |
| (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 with the sweet smell of of apples |
| And the owl in the pine tree a-winkin' his eye |
| (A time just for plantin', a time just for plowin') |
| (A time just for livin', a place for to die) |
| T’was so good to be young then to be learning to pray |
| And to thank the great maker each trouble free day |