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