Summertime, the sun is high
The earth is warm beneath the sky
The young birds dry their wings
They're flying on their way
Now they're flying on their way
verse 2
School day's done, it's time for play
Time to put your books away
It's time to say goodbye,
we're flying on our way
verse 3
The nest is cold, the young bird's gone
Dove and eagle, lark and swan
To northern lands,
Each one is flying on it's way
Now they're flying on their way
verse 4
Harvest time has come again
Young boys change into young men
Impatient then,
They must be flying on their way
Verse 5
Summertime, and winter sky
Storm and rain and winds are high
The young birds die, their wings
Are broken, gone away
Wings are broken, gone away
Verse 6
Time of promise, time of dreams
Schoolboy's hopes and children's schemes
Are vanished now
The dream has ended, gone away
Verse 7
Goodbye eagle, lark and swan
Goodbye Jimmy, Frank and John
The song is done,
Your journey ended, gone away
Journey ended, gone away
Outro
Gone away