The Last of the Summer Wine Reminds us of the summer time The grapes were ripe, and strong were vine And love was all of life The seeds that we sow in spring Will bring the autumn harvest in In summer we can watch them grow But summers quickly go The birds awake, the bloom appears Time shapes the bough The blossom falls like passing years Where are they now The last of the summer wine Will dull the dreams of summer time Whatever can the fable mean Who writes the final line For now as the snow appears We tread the grapes of yesteryear For nothing in the world can last Not even summer wine The birds awake, the bloom appears Time shapes the bough The blossom falls like passing years Where are they now The last of the summer wine Will dull the dreams of summer time Whatever can the fable mean Who writes the final line For now as the snow appears We tread the grapes of yesteryear For nothing in the world can last Not even summer wine