Long shot- but does anyone know the second verse to this song

[Izzy82]

When I was at school, we used to sing this lovely little song about autumn and I can't for the life of me remember the. Second verse. I was telling my class about it last week and they would love to hear verse 2

I know this is a total long shot- but I'd love to know

It goes like this

Leaves on the ground are turning,
Yellow, brown and red.
Smoke from the bonfire burning,
Climbing overhead.
Here comes Autumn to bring the mist and rain.
Summer has gone for another year,
Autumn's here again.

That's lovely. I did some googling and I can find your verses but no other lyrics after that...maybe your class could make their own special verse two with ideas from here?eyfs.info/forums/topic/3983-autumn-poems/ sorry dont know how to link :)

Oh we used to sing this too! I don't remember there being a second verse though tbh.

Thank you both for replying. We definitely sung a second verse but maybe my teacher made it up himself. Shame I can't ask him :)
You're right, maybe we'll make one up together

I found this but I'm not sure if it's the second verse of your poem or the beginning of a new poem. Sound familiar?

Falling leaves
All the leaves are falling down,
Orange, yellow, red and brown.
Falling softly as they do,
Over me and over you.
All the leaves are falling down,
Orange, yellow, red and brown

allaboutmanners.wordpress.com/tag/autumn/

I'll have a look as I must have the music for this. I remember clearly playing it in the 80s/90s when I was teaching. I keep trying to sing it and 'catch' the second verse unawares, but I can't. Maybe it didn't have one - it sounds complete as it is, but it is very short.
Post your version when you've written it!

dotdot that's definitely not it. Funny, I clicked on this thread thinking, 'I'm sure I won't know this,' and now I'm stuck with it. Pretty, lilting tune tho. Just as well as I'll be singing it all night...

was it possibly sung in rounds giving you the impression of a second verse?

www.bigeyedowl.co.uk/show_songs.php?t=50

Sorry, given up! I've been through piles of music and I can't find it. Still bloody singing it tho.

I recognise the words but I can't for the life of me remember the tune - I can't find it on YouTube or similar.

Can anyone link to a YT or audio of the song the op has posted? It's driving me nuts!

We had a second verse to this at school. It included the lines 'look at the conkers growing ripe and shiny brown....here come the children throwing sticks to knock them down.'

I know it's a long time since anyone wrote on this thread, but in case you are interested to know another verse:

Swallows will soon be going, flying to the sun,
They have a way of knowing autumn has begun
Here comes autumn, bringing the mist and rain
Summer has gone for another year, autumn's here again

Look at the conkers growing bright and shiny brown and here come the children throwing sticks to knock them down …..here comes autumn bringing the mist and rain summer has gone for another year autumns here again

Look at the conkers growing

Round and shiny brown
Here come the children throwing
Sticks to knock them down

We sang that too: www.musicaltoad.co.uk/autumn

I know this song, actually there are 3 verses:

Verse 1
Leaves on the trees are turning
yellow, brown and red,
smoke from the bonfire burning
climbing overhead,

Chorus
Here comes autumn bringing the mist and rain,
Summer has gone for another year,
Autumn's here again,

Verse 2
Swallows will soon be going,
flying to the sun,
for they have a way of knowing,
Autumn has begun,

Chorus
Here comes autumn bringing the mist and rain,
Summer has gone for another year,
Autumn's here again,

Verse 3

Look at the Conkers growing,
ripe and shiny brown,
here come the children throwing,
sticks to knock them down

Chorus
Here comes autumn bringing the mist and rain,
Summer has gone for another year,
Autumn's here again,

Just found a tape of my son (age 5) singing this! The 2nd verse goes: "Swallows will soon be going, flying to the sun; they have a way of knowing Autumn has begun, here comes Autumn, bringing the mist and rain, Summer has gone for another year, Autumn's here again". He's 36 now, and a father himself!! It's such a sweet little song.

I work in a school now, and have taught it to my class now.
I love that you found a video of your son singing it! That made me smile