The mid summer sun shines but dim 
The fields try in vain to look gay
But when I was happy with him 
December was pleasant as May

There once was a time he and I 
Picked flowers to braid in my hair
And the songbirds would sing sweet song 
Of love that was tender and fair

No difference the seasons may quit 
Our love was as warm as the sun
And it mattered not where did the snow
Or green grass kissed the fields where we'd run

Now the mid summer sun shines but dim 
The fields try in vain to look gay
But when I was happy with him 
December was pleasant as May

Sweet flowers sweet birds and sweet songs 
Have now lost their sweetness to me
For ever my darling is gone 
And for ever my heartbroken I'll be

Now the mid summer sun shines but dim 
The fields try in vain to look gay
But when I was happy with him 
December was pleasant as May
The mid summer sun shines but dim mmm