Lyrics

The farmer told me
Pumpkins don't hurry
I said
Well, neither do I

Sweetest in the fall
In the fall
Sweetest in the fall
In the fall

In the spring I was a promise
In the summer I was green
I was busy being useful
I was busy being seen
They picked the early fruit
And they sold it by the road
I was still out in the field
Just turning into gold

Took my time, took my time
Let the cold come in
Every frost just made me sweeter
Underneath my skin

I'm sweetest in the fall
In the fall
Spring got the blossom, summer got the sun
But the fall got the harvest
And the harvest is the fun
Come and taste it, y'all
I'm sweetest in the fall
In the fall

Too late? Right on time
Too old? Ripe and fine
Slow and gold, slow and gold, hey
Come and dance, it's harvest time

Here comes a lady in a dress of roses
Here comes a man in a suit of blue
Everybody barefoot on the meadow
Nobody here is brand new
We got laugh lines like the furrows
Where the good seeds used to grow
Every wrinkle is a ripening line
And honey, it shows

Took our time, took our time
Let the years roll in
Every winter made us sweeter
Underneath our skin

I'm sweetest in the fall
In the fall
Spring got the blossom, summer got the sun
But the fall got the harvest
And the harvest is the fun
Come and taste it, y'all
I'm sweetest in the fall
In the fall

Too late? Right on time
Too old? Ripe and fine
Slow and gold, slow and gold, hey
Come and dance, it's harvest time

Nobody brags
About a green tomato
Nobody bakes a pie
Out of a promise
You don't have to be early
You just have to be ready

And baby
We are ready

We're sweetest in the fall
In the fall
Spring got the blossom, summer got the sun
But the fall got the harvest
And the harvest is the fun
Come and taste it, y'all
We're sweetest in the fall
In the fall

Too late? Right on time
Too old? Ripe and fine
Slow and gold, slow and gold

The farmer came back this morning
Said I was the best one in the patch
Took him long enough