I'm the last leaf on the tree
The autumn took the rest
But it won't take me
I'm the last leaf on the tree
Instrumental
verse 1
When the autumn wind blows
They've already gone
They flutter to the ground
Cause they can't hang on
And there's nothing in the world
That I ain't seen
I greet all the new ones that are coming in green
And I'm the last leaf on the tree
The autumn took the rest
But it won't take me
I'm the last leaf on the tree
Instrumental
verse 2
Well they say I got staying power
Here on the tree
But I've been here since Eisenhower
And I've outlived even he
I'm the last leaf on the tree
The autumn took the rest
But it won't take me
I'm the last leaf on the tree
Instrumental
verse 3
Well I fight off the snow
And I fight off the hail
Nothing makes me go
I'm like some vestigial tail
And I'll be here through eternity
If you want to know how long
If they cut down this tree
I'll show up in a song
And I'm the last leaf on the tree
The autumn took the rest
But it won't take me
I'm the last leaf
I'm the last leaf
I'm the last leaf on the tree
Outro