Sweet October

Hugh Blumenfeld

Compositor: Hugh Blumenfeld

The hawk and the sparrow flew up together
Though the sparrow was small and the hawk on a tether
Wingtip wingtip, feather to feather
All in the fall with winter coming on
All in the fall with winter coming on
He was dark as a blanket of snow
She was bright as the lightning's shadow
He shook yes, she nodded no
All in the fall with winter coming on
All in the fall with winter coming on
The leaves fell down and the wind blew stiff
They had their tumble and they had their tiff
And they both sang a love song that started with