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Summertime    (1934)

Summertime,
And the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin'
And the cotton is high

Your daddy's rich
And your mamma's good lookin'
So hush little baby
Don't you cry

One of these mornings
You're going to rise up singing
Then you'll spread your wings
And you'll take to the sky

But till that morning
There's a'nothing can harm you
With daddy and mamma standing by

Lyrics by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward.
Composed by George Gershwin.
Recorded by Abbie Mitchell; Billy Holiday; Sam Cooke; many others.
Originally performed by Abbie Mitchell in "Porgy and Bess"
 

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