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Summertime Lyrics By Billy Stewart

    lalalie
    lala lalalalie
    lalalie
    lalala lalala lalala
    lalala
    lalala lalala lalalalie
    la lalala
    la lalala
    la lalala
    lalalie

    lalalie

    brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
    dutchukchuk
    chukachukachuk
    h’uh girl

    horns begin

    asummertime
    an the livin’ is easy
    fish are jumping
    don’t ya know my darlin’
    ii said aright now
    an acotton is high

    lakalakalaka
    yo old daddy is rich
    so damn rich girla
    an ayo mommy’s good looking yeahay
    so ahush pretty little baby
    don’t a ayou cry

    oneathese aoneathese
    aoneathese mornin’s come up early
    ya gonna rise
    ya gonna rise up singin’
    then you spread yo little wings
    yo little wings
    ana take to the skylalalalie
    brrrrrrrrrrrrrr
    until athat mornin’ you’re a free maid
    there’s anothin’ agon’ harm you girl
    with a ‘dombie’ an adaddy standin’ by

    yeah blues

    sax

    come a little laaaate
    payin’ up the dues
    give you the blues
    i know my little darlin’
    i love you so
    an anever gonna let you go
    lord

    la lalalie

    tella lie tellalie
    then another another lie
    another lie another lie
    they pretty baby
    cannot save the day yeah girl
    hush pretty little baby
    don’t wanna let you cry
    hush shush

    don’t ayou cry lordy
    little darlin’ i see a girl
    no hope child i i said aright now
    alisten baby

    i don’t i don’t i don’t
    i don’t want you to die
    don’ta pretty baby child
    adon’t leta tear don’t let a tear
    fall from yo eyes
    hey

    all that mama do to please youooo
    ’cause she paid her dues with blues

    baby child i said aright now
    don’t let a tear don’t let a tear
    don’t let a tear
    baby doll i said
    fall down afrom yo eyes

    so hush pretty baby
    d’ohwhoa ohwhoa
    ohwhoa ohwhoa
    ohwhoa ohwhoa
    ohwhoaoooooohn’t
    youoooooooo

    brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrut
    chukchuk
    chukchukachukchuk
    yo eyes

    said i never thought ayou black girl
    pretty baby but i sympathize now
    good godamighty
    that’s enough said girl
    baby help you through don’t fall
    now settle back down
    little girl giiiiiiiiiiiiiiirl

    little darling do not let a little tear
    falla from your eyehihihieye

    ‘whoa’

    Artist: Billy Stewart

    Year: 1966

    Decade: 60s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 240