"The Green Leaves of Summer" is a song, composed by Dimitri Tiomkin with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster, written for the 1960 film The Alamo.
The men of the Alamo reminisce on their lives and reflect on their own mistakes, faith, and morality.
The song itself has no lyrical connection to the Alamo, or to any other historical events, but is simply a nostalgic reminiscence of the narrator's idyllic youth.
[3] Perhaps reflecting the kind of thoughts men might have the night before they expect to die.
[4] "The Green Leaves of Summer" has been covered by a number of musicians including: The song received renewed interest when Nick Perito's version was featured in the title sequence of the 2009 film Inglourious Basterds, directed by Quentin Tarantino.