Birdsong

G Am/C G Am/C G When the harvest all was gathered Am/C In the sunny Autumn weather G To the green wood blithe and merry Am/C We went foraging together G And through the woods we wandered long Am/C So deep and dark and green G We heard a sweet voice calling us Am/C Though no-one could be seen G The wild things of the woodland Am/C Scarce seemed of us afraid G The blue jay flashed before us Am/C And the squirrel near us played G And through the woods we wandered long Am/C So deep and dark and green G We heard a sweet voice calling us Am/C Though no-one could be seen G We ate our fruit and rested Am/C On a falled tree, moss-grown G And still a voice was calling Am/C In the softest, tend’rest tone G And through the woods we wandered long Am/C So deep and dark and green G We heard a sweet voice calling us Am/C Though no-one could be seen