Summertime Songtext
von Ethel Waters

Summertime
And the livin′ is easy
Fish are jumpin'
And the cotton is high
Oh, your daddy′s rich
And your ma is good-lookin'
So hush, little baby
Don't you cry

′Cause one of these mornings
You′re gonna rise up singin'
And you′ll spread your wings
And take to the sky
But until that mornin'
There ain′t nothin' can harm you
With your daddy and mammy standing by


Summertime
And the livin′ is easy
Fish are jumpin'
And the cotton is high
The cotton is high
Oh, your daddy's rich
And your ma is good-lookin′
So hush, little baby
Don′t you cry

'Cause one of these mornings
You′re gonna rise up singin'
Child, you′ll spread your wings
Spread them wings
Be forced to take to the sky
Yes, take to that sky
But until that mornin'
There ain′t nothin' gonna harm you
'Cause you got your daddy and mammy standing by
Standing by