(Trad)
Chorus:
What's the life of a man any more than a leaf
Man has his seasons so why should he grieve
Though all through this life we appear fine and gay
Like a leaf we must wither and soon fade away
As I was a-walking one morning at ease
A-viewing the leaves as they fell from the trees
All in full motion appearing to be
The leaves that are withered they fall from the tree
If you had seen those leaves just a few days ago
How fine and how green they all did seem to grow
A frost came upon them and withered them all
A storm came upon them and down they did fall
If you look in that graveyard there you will find
Those that have withered and fallen to the ground
When age and afflictions upon us do call
Like a leaf we must wither and down we will fall
(as sung by Alex Campbell)