OH OH OH OH
A TIME TO BE REAPIN', A TIME TO BE SOWIN',
THE GREEN LEAVES OF SUMMER ARE CALLIN' ME HOME
IT WAS SO GOOD TO BE YOUNG THEN,
IN THE SEASON OF PLENTY
WHEN THE CAT FISH WERE JUMPING
AS HIGH AS THE SKY.
A TIME JUST FOR PLANTING, A TIME JUST FOR PLOWING,
A TIME TO BE COURTING, A GIRL OF YOUR OWN.
T'WAS SO GOOD TO BE YOUNG THEN
TO BE CLOSE TO THE EARTH
AND JUST STAND BY YOUR WIFE
AT THE MOMENT OF BIRTH OH OH OH
A TIME TO BE REAPIN', A TIME TO BE SOWIN'
A TIME JUST FOR LIVING, A PLACE FOR TO DIE.
T'WAS SO GOOD TO BE YOUNG THEN
TO BE CLOSE TO THE EARTH
NOW THE GREEN LEAVES OF SUMMER
ARE CALLING ME HOME.
T'WAS SO GOOD TO BE YOUNG THEN
TO BE CLOSE TO THE EARTH
NOW THE GREEN LEAVES OF SUMMER
ARE CALL IN' ME HOME OH OH OH OH OH