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The trees on the mountains are cold and bare
The summer jes' vanished an' left them there
Like a false-hearted lover, jes' like my own
Who made me love him, then left me alone.
The coals on the hearth have turned grey and sere
The blue flame jes' vanished an' left them there
Like a false hearted lover, jes' like my own
Who made me love him, then left me alone.
Come back O summer, come back blue flame
My heart wants warmin', my baby a name
Come back O lover if jes' for a day
Turn bleak December once more into May.
The road up ahead lies lonely and far
There's darkness around me an' not even a star
To show me the way or lighten my heart
Come back my lover I fain would start.
The poor baby fox lies all cold in his lair
His mama jes; vanished and left them there
Like a false hearted lover jes' like my own
Who made me love him, then left me alone.
Come back O summer, come back blue flame
My heart wants warmin', my baby a name
Come back O lover if jes' for a day
Turn bleak December once more into May.
Come back O summer, come back blue flame
My heart wants warmin', my baby a name
Come back O lover if jes' for a day
Turn bleak December once more into May.
Come back! Come back! Come back!