My dad would play it on his sax come fall

I also like the recording of “ Autumn in New York” being sung part by Ella Fitzgerald and part by Louis Armstrong.

Justin Heyward

A summer sun is fading as the year grows old
And darker days are drawing near
The winter will be much coler
Now you're not here

I watched the birds fly south across the autumn sky
And one by one, they dissapear
I wish that I was flying with them
Now you're not here.

Like the sun through the trees, you came to love me
Like a leaf on the breeze, you blew away

Through autumn's golden gown we used to kick our way
You always loved this time of year
Thus fallen leaves lay undisturbed now
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here

Like the sun through the trees, you came to love me
Like a leaf on a breeze, you blew away

A gentle rain falls softly on my weary eyes
As if to hide a lonely tear
My life will be forever autumn
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here

'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here

'Cause you're not here

There's also an extraordinary version of the song on Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds, kind of a rock opera album of the Verne classic. Much recommended, from 1978.