September Song
Embracing Love in the Autumn of Life
Lyrics
When I was a young man courting the girls
Reflecting on the speaker's youth and romantic pursuits.
I played me a waiting game
Describing engaging in a patient approach to romance.
If a maid refused me with tossing curls
Recalling interactions with a girl who rejected advances.
I'd let the old Earth make a couple of whirls
Allowing time to pass after rejection, symbolized by Earth's rotation.
While I plied her with tears in lieu of pearls
Expressing emotional persistence with tears instead of material gifts.
And as time came around she came my way
Describing the eventual success of the speaker's efforts.
As time came around, she came
Reiterating the successful outcome over time.
Oh, it's a long long while from May to December
Highlighting the significant time span between May and December.
But the days grow short when you reach September
Emphasizing the diminishing days as September approaches.
When the autumn weather turns the leaves to flame
Observing the transformative effects of autumn on nature.
And you ain't got time for waiting game
Stating the impracticality of playing a waiting game during autumn.
When days dwindle down to a precious few
Describing the dwindling of time to a precious few days.
September November,
Specifying the months of September and November.
And these few golden days I'd share with you
Expressing a desire to share the remaining golden days.
Those golden days I share with you
Reiterating the intention to share precious moments.
When you meet with the young girls early in the Spring
Describing the initial encounters with young girls in spring.
You court them in song and rhyme
Explaining the courtship through song and rhyme.
They answer with words and a clover ring
Highlighting the girls' responses with words and a clover ring.
But if you could examine the goods they bring
Commenting on the superficial nature of their offerings.
They have little to offer but the songs they sing
Noting that the girls have little to offer beyond their songs.
And the plentiful waste of time of day
Referring to the wastefulness of spending time on such pursuits.
A plentiful waste of time
Reiterating the idea of time being wasted.
Oh, it's a long, long while from May to December
Repeating the theme of the lengthy period between May and December.
But the days grow short when you reach September
Reiterating the shortening of days as September approaches.
When the autumn weather turns the leaves to flame
Noting the autumnal transformation of leaves into flame.
One hasn't got time for the waiting game
Stating the impracticality of engaging in a waiting game during autumn.
Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few
Reiterating the concept of time dwindling down to precious few days.
September, November
Specifying the months of September and November again.
And these few precious days I'll spend with you
Expressing the speaker's intention to spend the remaining precious days with someone.
These precious days I'll spend with you
Reiterating the commitment to share precious moments with a significant other.
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