October Song - Bert Jansch

October Song Lyrics

I'll sing you this October song
There's no song before it
The words and tune are none of my own
For my joys and sorrows bore itBeside the sea the brambly briars
In the still of evening
Birds fly out behind the sun
And with them I'll be leavingThe fallen leaves that jewel the ground
They know the art of dying
And leave with joy their glad gold hearts
In scarlet shadows lyingWhen hunger calls my footsteps home
The morning follows after
L swim the seas within my mind
And the pine trees laugh green laughterL used to search for happiness
L used to follow pleasure
But l found a door behind my mind
And that's the greatest treasureFor rulers like to lay down laws
And rebels like to break them
And the poor priests like to walk in chainsL met a man whose name was time

He said I must be going
But just how long ago that was
L have no way of knowingSometimes l want to murder time
Sometimes when my heart's aching
But mostly l just stroll along
The path that he is takingI'll sing you this October Song
There is no song before it
The words and tune are none of my own
For my joys and sorrows bore itBeside the sea the brambly briars
In the cool of evening
The birds fly out behind the sun
And with them I'll be leaving
Songwriters
ROBIN WILLIAMSON, ROBIN D.H. WILLIAMSONPublished by
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