September Song When I was a young man Courting the girls I played me a waiting game If a maid refused me with tossing curls I let the old Earth take a couple of whirls While I plied her with tears in lieu of pearls And as time came around She came my way As time came around She came But, it's a long, long while from May to December But the days grow short when you reach September When the autumn weather turns the leaves to flame