1. Michaelmas daisies 1.Michaelmas daisies purple in the border,
Big fat leeks all standing up in order,
Whiskered barley talking in the breeze,
Low hung boughs of laden apple trees,
Chugging engines ready for the reaping,
Pounds of chutney labelled fro the keeping,
Giant marrows winning ev’ry prize,
Bubbling jars of elderberry wine.

2. Its harvest time, harvest time again,
Harvest time, thanks to sun and rain.
A time to take and a time to give.
A time to say, that it’s a joy to live!

3. 2. Stocky-built trawlers landing with their catches.
Berries gathered, never mind the scratches,
Warm and hazy Indian summer days,
Swallows leaving for another place.
Fruits are bottled, others in the deep freeze.
Silken poppies blushing in the cornfields.
‘Don’t bring muddy boots into the hall!’
Golden onions hanging on the wall.

4. Its harvest time, harvest time again,
Harvest time, thanks to sun and rain.
A time to take and a time to give.
A time to say, that it’s a joy to live!
At harvest time
Mellow, fruitful harvest time.