You came with a season as the first swallow sangA brown-headed stranger with a five-letter nameDo-do-do-do-do-do-doWe planted our kisses where the wild berries growMy fingers brought wings and I flew all the way homeDo-do-do-do-do-do-doMy cheese red like fire engines racingStraight to the heat of your skinI know the days are numbered, early bird of the summerYour flight starts just as the fall beginsDo-do-do-do-do-do-do-doThe leaves change their color and the schoolyards are filledMy coat with patches really keeps up the chillDo-do-do-do-do-do-doYou sent me a postcard from the town I stayedI wish it were warmer and I hope you're the sameDo-do-do-do-do-do-doThe fields where we wandered were goldenThe fields where we wandered were goldenNow only muddy my bootsNow I know I should recover your bird of summerI was wrong to try and capture youToo-duh-duh-duh'dI almost had a heart attackToo-duh-duh-duh'dI was not as good as I hopedToo-duh-duh'dToo-duh-duh-duh'dI were just strength for another yearToo-duh-duh-duh'dYou weren't daddy's sonAnd all of you went wi-i-i-i-iatI'm by the summer walk and I park by the lakeIt don't fly like we did but it don't fly awayDo, do, do, doGone is the pale, hanging winterHere is the first flush of MayAnd soon I will discover where the birds of the summerFly in circles or just fly away