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: )