Another favourite, by Liam Clancy and Tommy Makem, Tommy having written the song.
The Grey October Clouds

THE GREY OCTOBER CLOUDS
                        Tommy Makem

The summer birds have gathered on their journey to the sun,
I saw the wild geese heading South on their October run,
The last crop has been harvested and all the work is done,
And the grey October clouds go drifting by.
Chorus
Drifting by, drifting by, and the grey October clouds go drifting by.


At summer dawns I walked along by silver singing streams,
The lark song filled the early morn, and I could dream my dreams,
The good times passed so quickly, that was long ago it seems,
And the grey October clouds go drifting by…………..
Chorus

In memory’s field my fancies ran, wild flowers can be seen
On every hill and valley and meadows in between,
The leaves of brown came tumbling down from trees that once were green,
And the grey October clouds go drifting by………………
Chorus

In the summer of our lifetime, the skies seemed always blue,
We’d dream our dreams with youthful thoughts and hope that they’d come true,
Believe in all your youthful dreams and they’ll live on for you,
And the grey October clouds go drifting by…………………
Chorus x 2