The Byrds - Turn, Turn, Turn

The song Turn! Turn! Turn! or otherwise known as, "To Everything There Is a Season",became an international hit in late 1965 when it was adapted by the American folk rock group the Byrds. The single entered the U.S. chart at number 80 on October 23, 1965, before reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on December 4, 1965. In Canada, it reached number 3 on November 29, 1965, and also peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart.
The song, is a song written by Pete Seeger in 1959. The lyrics – except for the title, which is repeated throughout the song, and the final two lines – consist of the first eight verses of the third chapter of the biblical Book of Ecclesiastes. The song was originally released in 1962 as "To Everything There Is a Season" on the folk group the Limeliters' album Folk Matinee, and then some months later on Seeger's own The Bitter and the Sweet.

Lyrics:
[Chorus]
To everything (Turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (Turn, turn, turn)
And a time to every purpose under heaven

[Verse 1]
A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep

[Chorus]
To everything (Turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (Turn, turn, turn)
And a time to every purpose under heaven

[Verse 2]
A time to build up, a time to break down
A time to dance, a time to mourn
A time to cast away stones
A time to gather stones together

[Chorus]
To everything (Turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (Turn, turn, turn)
And a time to every purpose under heaven

[Verse 3]
A time of love, a time of hate
A time of war, a time of peace
A time you may embrace
A time to refrain from embracing

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
To everything (Turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (Turn, turn, turn)
And a time to every purpose under heaven

[Verse 4]
A time to gain, a time to lose
A time to rend, a time to sew
A time for love, a time for hate
A time for peace, I swear it's not too late