A time to be reapin' a time to be sowin' 'Twas so good to be young then are calling me home It was good to be young then in the season of plenty When the catfish were jumpin' as high as the sky A time just for plantin' a time just for plowin' A time to be courtin' a girl of your own 'Twas so good to be young then to be close to the earth And to stand by your wife at the moment of birth Ooh-ooh A time to be reapin' a time to be sowin' A time just for livin' a place for to die 'Twas so good to be young then to be close to the earth Now the green leaves of summer are callin' me home 'Twas so good to be young then to be close to the earth Now the green leaves of summer are callin' me home Ooh-ooh