The South Wind Say So

IF the oriole calls like last year

when the south wind sings in the oats,

if the leaves climb and climb on a bean pole

saying over a song learnt from the south wind,

if the crickets send up the same old lessons

found when the south wind keeps on coming,

we will get by, we will keep on coming,

we will get by, we will come along,

we will fix our hearts over,

the south wind says so.