L'automne est las [English translation]

The leaves are yellow

The men are green

The head is black

The heart is red

Lady Readhead spreads her wings

In the thin rain

Fall is weary

Mortier Boulevard

Mortier's Bar

Ferbère's butcher1

Lorraine's Bar

Lady Readhead spreads her wings

In the thin rain

Fall is weary

The blank sheets

And the dead leaves2

Pile up by the dozen

In the thin rain

Fall is weary

The blank sheets

And the dead leaves

Pile up by the dozen

In the thin rain

Fall is weary

The leaves are yellow

The men are green

The head is black

The heart is red

Lady Readhead spreads her wings

In the thin rain

Fall is weary

Mortier Boulevard

Mortier's Bar

Ferbère's butcher

Lorraine's Bar

Lady Readhead spreads her wings

In the thin rain

Fall is weary

The blank sheets

And the dead leaves

Pile up by the dozen

In the thin rain

Fall is weary

The blank sheets

And the dead leaves

Pile up by the dozen

In the thin rain

Fall is weary

In the thin rain

Fall is weary

In the thin rain

Fall is weary

I am only a puppet

Give a pull on my string

I am only a puppet

Give a pull on my string

I go and do my little act

As soon as I hear the applause

And when I'm tired of it

I stop and rest for a bit

I am only a puppet

Give a pull on my string

I am only a puppet

Give a pull on my string

I go and do my little act

As soon as I hear the applause

And when I'm tired of it

I stop and rest for a bit

I am only a puppet

Give a pull on my string

I am only a puppet

Give a pull on my string

I go and do my little act

As soon as I hear the applause

And when I'm tired of it

I stop and rest for a bit

1. This line is missing from the posted lyrics. Original line: "Boucherie Ferbère".2. In French, "feuille" can mean a sheet of paper or a leaf, and a blank sheet is called a white sheet.