When I was younger than now I am, I liked swimming, so I swam,nThe town side of old Cinnamon Lane, tarmac broken from sun,nUp the grass came, up willow I would climb to the top,nHang and watch the water drop, from my feet to the river below,nYoung strength finally waned, then I followed, I love that glow and now I know:nnSummer's in bloom, Summer's in bloom,nLight her up, let her fill the room,nSpeak no lie, Summer's in bloom,nSummer's in bloom, light her up, let her fill the room.nnOff to mugdley about the years end, I shout up: let's have a swim!nI expect all my friends to say no, they agree so in we go!nI got a stinging nettle rash for it, but I'm so very happy that I did,nI never ever ask why, I don't care why, I just know that:nnSummer's in bloom, Summer's in bloom,nLight her up, let her fill the room,nSpeak no lie, Summer's in bloom,nSummer's in bloom, light her up, let her fill the room.nnWhen I was younger than now I am, I liked swimming, so I swam,nThe town side of old Cinnamon Lane, tarmac broken from sun, up the grass came.nThe winter evening that I came home, found out that my girl had gone!nMy father's eye told of a place that he'd been,nStrong women play their own tune.nnSummer's in bloom, Summer's in bloom,nLight her up, let her fill the room,nSpeak no lie, Summer's in bloom,nSummer's in bloom, light her up, let her fill the room.