Lyrics:

Oh, I loved the ground she walked upon
And the air she did softly breathe
The feather touch of her gentle lips
That only a fool would leave
That only a fool would leave
But we tasted forbidden wine
And though I loved the ground she walked upon
I could never have made her mine

Oh, the swallows fly all along the canal
And I watch with a heavy heart
In dizzy spins they dive and wheel
Touch wings and then depart
Touch wings and then depart
As the summer fades away
And though I loved the ground she walked upon
I knew that I could not stay
For the swallow is the summer's child
Who leaves before the cold
And though I loved the ground she walked upon
She was not mine to hold
She was not mine to hold
But it was easy to pretend
And though I loved the ground she walked upon
A summer has to end

A summer has to end