October Song Lyrics - Bert Jansch

I'll sing you this October song 

There's no song before it 

The words and tune are none of my own 

For my joys and sorrows bore it 

Beside the sea the brambly briars 

In the still of evening 

Birds fly out behind the sun 

And with them I'll be leaving 

The fallen leaves that jewel the ground 

They know the art of dying 

And leave with joy their glad gold hearts 

In scarlet shadows lying 

When hunger calls my footsteps home 

The morning follows after 

L swim the seas within my mind 

And the pine trees laugh green laughter 

L used to search for happiness 

L used to follow pleasure 

But l found a door behind my mind 

And that's the greatest treasure 

For rulers like to lay down laws 

And rebels like to break them 

And the poor priests like to walk in chains 

L met a man whose name was time 

He said I must be going 

But just how long ago that was 

L have no way of knowing 

Sometimes l want to murder time 

Sometimes when my heart's aching 

But mostly l just stroll along 

The path that he is taking 

I'll sing you this October Song 

There is no song before it 

The words and tune are none of my own 

For my joys and sorrows bore it 

Beside the sea the brambly briars 

In the cool of evening 

The birds fly out behind the sun 

And with them I'll be leaving