B              A                                     B 
And I awoke today and found the frost perched on the town 
B                          A                         B 
It hovered in a frozen sky and  gobbled summer down 
E                   D                  
When the sun turns traitor cold 
E                         D             F# 
And shivering  trees  are standing in a naked row 
B                  A                         B 
I get the urge for going but I never seem to go 
      A       E        B              A      E         B    
And I get the urge for going when the meadow grass is turning brown 
A      E      B                      A       B 
Summertime is falling down  winter's closing in 
B               A                               B      
I had a girl in summertime  with summer colored skin 
B                           A                        B 
And not another man in town my darling's heart could win 
E                        D 
But when the leaves fell trembling down 
E                    D                    F# 
And bully winds  did rub their face down in the snow 
B                    A                      B 
She got the urge for going I had to let her go 
    A       E        B              A      E         B 
She got the urge for going when the meadow grass was turning brown 
    A      E       B                        A       B 
And summertime was falling down and winters closing in 
B                   A                                  B  
Now the warriors of winter they give a cold triumphant shout 
B                          A                         B 
All that stays is dying    all that lives is getting out 
E                D 
See the geese in chevron flight 
E              D             F# 
Flapping and a-racin  on before the snow 
B                A                             B 
Got the urge for going  they've got the wings to go 
B        A       E        B              A      E        B 
And they get the urge for going when the meadow grass is turning brown 
A       E     B                         A        B 
Summertime is falling down and winter's closing in  
B                      A                                      B 
I'll ply the fire with kindling, I'll pull the blankets to my chin 
B                                A                       B 
I'll lock the vagrant winter out I'll bolt my wandering in 
E                      D 
I'd like to call back summertime 
E                     D            F# 
And have her stay for just another month or so 
B                          A                            B  
But she's got the urge for going I guess she'll have to go 
B         A        E        B              A      E        B   
And she's gets the urge for going when the meadow grass is turning 
brown 
A       E             B                      A        B 
All her empire's  are falling down  winter's closing in 
      A       E        B              A      E         B  
And I get the urge for going when the meadow grass is turning brown 
    A      E      B              A   B     A    B   A    B 
And summertime is falling down  
 
   From Tom Rush  "The Circle Game LP" 
   Elektra Records 
   Gandalf Music (BMI)