The trees on the mountains are cold and bare 
The summer just vanished and left them there 
Like a false hearted lover, just like my own 
Who made me love him, then left me alone 

The coals on the hearth have turned grey and sere 
The blue flame just vanished and left them there 
Like a false hearted lover, just like my own 
Who made me love him, then left me alone 

Come back oh summer, come back blue flame 
My heart wants warmin', my baby a name 
Come back oh lover if just for a day 
Turn bleak December once more into May 

The road up ahead lies lonely and far 
There's darkness around me and not even a star 
To show me the way or lighten my heart 
Come back my lover I fain would start 

The poor baby fox lies all cold in his lair 
His mama just vanished and left them there 
Like a false hearted lover just like my own 
Who made me love him, then left me alone 

Come back oh summer, come back blue flame 
My heart wants warmin', my baby a name 
Come back oh lover if just for a day 
Turn bleak December once more into May 

Come back oh summer, come back blue flame 
My heart wants warmin', my baby a name 
Come back oh lover if just for a day 
Turn bleak December once more into May