Said a lad now, don't grieve so
For it's duty that calls me
Take this autumn leaf of gold
Said the maid, we'll never grow old
Always wear it near your heart
Meet me yonder down the lane
When I come back home again
where this autumn leaf once grew
Kiss me, Mary, then we'll part,
Said the lad with a broken heart.
When the leaves begin to fall,
I'll be there, Mary dear, I'll be there
When the fragrance of the roses
Meet that oak tree grand and tall
When the leaves begin to fall
I'll be there, yes I'll be there
See the lad with empty sleeve
and his comrades taking leave
the transport has come back
If she loved you, then I know
She won't love you less, I know
And one arm will do to hold her to you,
As he wandered down the lane
There beneath that old oak tree
There he knelt in silent prayer,
for the one he loved slept there,
on the golden leaf she gave.
I'll be there, Mary dear,
when the fragrance of the roses
Leaf that oak tree grand and tall,
When the leaves begin to fall,
I'll be there, yes, I'll be there,
Leaf that oak tree grand and tall,
When the leaves begin to fall,
I'll be there, yes, I'll be there,
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