Summertime

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Ray Charles] Summertime And the livin' is easy Oh, fish are jumpin' And the cotton is high Oh, your daddy's rich And your ma, she good lookin' So why don't you just hush, little baby? I don't want you, I don't want you to cry [Verse 2: Ray Charles] One of these mornin's Yeah, you're gonna rise up singin' Oh, you're gonna spread your wings And you'll take to the sky Oh, but 'til that mornin' There is nothin' can harm you With your daddy and your mama They're gonna be standin' by [Verse 1: Cleo Laine] Summertime And the livin' is easy Fish are jumpin' And the cotton is high Oh, your daddy's rich And your ma, she's good lookin' So hush, little baby Don't you cry [Verse 2: Cleo Laine] One of these mornin's You're gonna rise up singing Then you'll spread your wings And you'll take to the sky But 'til that mornin' There's nothin' can harm you With daddy and mommy standin' by [Verse 1: Ray Charles, Cleo Laine, Both] Summertime (Summertime) And the livin' is easy (And the livin' is, the livin' is easy) Yes, fish are jumpin' (Ooh, they're jumpin') And the cotton is high (High) Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, your daddy's rich, yeah (Mmm, your daddy's rich, daddy's rich) And your ma is good lookin' (And your ma, she's good lookin') So hush, little baby (Ooh, hush, hush) And don't you cry [Outro: Ray Charles, Cleo Laine] Your daddy and mammy's standin' by Your daddy and your mama, daddy and your mama Yeah, they're standin' by