He was the king of trees   keeper of the leaves,   A deep green guard of young   love-stained memory,   We used to meet by him   far from the hustling town   I loved you,   Now they've come to cut you down...down      He was the guardian of   days we held the same,   Beneath the shade he gave   shelter fromthe rain,   Oh Lord how it's empty now   with nothing save the breeze   I loved you,   Now they've come to burn the leaves   Don't burn the leaves      And if my mind breaks up in all   so many ways,   I know the meaning of the words "I love you",   And if my body falls inside    an early grave,   The forest and the evergreens   are coming to take me back,   So slowly    as I roll down the track      The forest and the evergreen   are coming to take me back,   The forest and the evergreen    are coming to take me back,   Please take me back!      He was the king of trees   Keeper of the glades,   The way he lightened my life   makes me so amazed,   We used to meet by him   many years ago   I loved you,   Now they've to lay the road-oh-oh,   Oh!   Don't lay the road