Glenn Miller Lyrics

Album: Best Of Glenn Miller

In The Mood Lyrics

Indian Summer 

Glenn Miller

Written by Victor Herbert and Al Dubin. 

As recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra on November 5th, 1939 with Ray Eberle. 

(The melody was actually written in 1919 as a piano piece subtitled "An American Idyll", 

lyrics were added in 1939). 

 

Summer, you old Indian Summer 

You‘re the tear that comes after June time‘s laughter 

You see so many dreams that don’t come true 

Dreams we fashioned when summertime was new 

You are here to watch over 

Some heart that is broken 

By a word that somebody left unspoken 

You’re the ghost of a romance in June 

Going astray, fading too soon... 

That’s why I say, 

"Farewell to you, Indian Summer!"

 

(Transcribed by Alex Foertsch: )