In the spring of 1950 a later-to-be country music legend, Moon Mullican released an LP on which he recorded a song he wrote called "The Leaves Mustn't Fall." It seems entirely possible that this may have been the song Elvis knew back then.


THE LEAVES MUSTN'T FALL
by: Moon Mullican

[A] The autumn leaves were falling
And the [D] snow was soon to come.
As [E] I was walking down a lonely [A] road,
I saw a little fellow who was [D] sitting all alone
[E] Catching leaves as they began to [A] fall.

CHORUS: [A] The leaves mustn't fall, oh [D] no, they mustn't fall.
I'm [E] tying the leaves so they will [A] stay.
I've lost my mom and dad.
Now [D] sister's all I have.
Don't [E] let the falling leaves take her a-[A]way.

[A] My sister's only seven, and she's [D] sure a pretty thing,
As [E] pretty as a picture on the [A] wall.
The doctor came this summer and he [D] said that she would die
When the [E] autumn leaves had turned and start to [A] fall.

Chorus

[A] So won't you help me, mister?
Won't you [D] help me tie the leaves?
We'll [E] tie them to the branches good and [A] strong.
So come now; we must hurry
So we can [D] keep my sister here,
And [E] show the doctor man that he was [A] wrong.

Chorus:

Don't [E] let the falling leaves take her a-[A]way