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Billy Stewart Summertime Lyrics
Total views: 3 times this week / Rating: 7.22/10 [23 votes]Album: One More Time: The Chess Years / Original Release Date: 1990Genre: R&B/SoulSong Duration: 4 min 56 sec
Summertime
Billy Stewart
Billy Stewart
BILLY STEWART
- Summertime LyricsIntro:
La-la-lie
La-la, la-la-la-lie
La-la-lie
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la
La-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-lie
La, la-la-la
La, la-la-la
La, la-la-la
La-la-lie
La-la-lie
B-rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Dut-chuk-chuk
Chuka-chuka-chuk
H'uh! Girl!
(horns & instrumental begin)
A-summertime
An the livin' is easy
Fish are jumping
Don't ya know my darlin'?
I-I said, a-right now
An a-cotton is high
Laka-laka-laka
Yo old daddy is rich
So damn rich, girl-a
An a-yo mommy's good looking, yeah-ay
So, a-hush pretty little, baby
Don't a, a-you cry
One-a-these, a-one-a-these
A-one-a-these mornin's come up, early
Ya gonna rise
Ya gonna rise up, singin'
Then you spread yo little wings
Yo little wings
An-a take to the sky-la-la-la-lie
B-rrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Until a-that mornin', you're a free maid
There's a-nothin' a-gon' harm you, girl
With a 'dombie', an a-daddy standin' by
Yeah, blues!
(sax & instrumental)
Come a little la-a-a-ate
Payin' up the dues
Give you the blues
I know, my little darlin'
I love you, so
An a-never gonna let you go
Lord!
La, la-la-lie
Tell-a lie, tell-a-lie
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 a-you cry, Lordy
Little darlin', I see a girl
No hope child, I, I, said a-right now
A-listen, baby
I don't, I don't, I don't
I don't want you to die
Don't-a, pretty baby child
A-don't let-a tear, don't let a tear
Fall from yo eyes!
Hey!
All that mama do to please you-ooo
'Cause she paid her dues with blues
Baby child, I said a-right now
Don't let a tear, don't let a tear
Don't let a tear
Baby doll, I said
Fall down a-from yo eyes
So hush, pretty baby
D'oh-whoa, oh-whoa
Oh-whoa, oh-whoa
Oh-whoa, oh-whoa
Oh-whoa-ooooooh-n't
You-ooo-ooooo
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-ut
Chuk-chuk
Chuk-chuka-chuk-chuk
Yo eyes!
Said I never thought a-you black girl
Pretty baby, but I sympathize, now
Good God-a-Mighty
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
Fall-a from your eye-hi-hi-hi-eye.
'Whoa!'
~
La-la-lie
La-la, la-la-la-lie
La-la-lie
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la
La-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-lie
La, la-la-la
La, la-la-la
La, la-la-la
La-la-lie
La-la-lie
B-rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Dut-chuk-chuk
Chuka-chuka-chuk
H'uh! Girl!
(horns & instrumental begin)
A-summertime
An the livin' is easy
Fish are jumping
Don't ya know my darlin'?
I-I said, a-right now
An a-cotton is high
Laka-laka-laka
Yo old daddy is rich
So damn rich, girl-a
An a-yo mommy's good looking, yeah-ay
So, a-hush pretty little, baby
Don't a, a-you cry
One-a-these, a-one-a-these
A-one-a-these mornin's come up, early
Ya gonna rise
Ya gonna rise up, singin'
Then you spread yo little wings
Yo little wings
An-a take to the sky-la-la-la-lie
B-rrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Until a-that mornin', you're a free maid
There's a-nothin' a-gon' harm you, girl
With a 'dombie', an a-daddy standin' by
Yeah, blues!
(sax & instrumental)
Come a little la-a-a-ate
Payin' up the dues
Give you the blues
I know, my little darlin'
I love you, so
An a-never gonna let you go
Lord!
La, la-la-lie
Tell-a lie, tell-a-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 a-you cry, Lordy
Little darlin', I see a girl
No hope child, I, I, said a-right now
A-listen, baby
I don't, I don't, I don't
I don't want you to die
Don't-a, pretty baby child
A-don't let-a tear, don't let a tear
Fall from yo eyes!
Hey!
All that mama do to please you-ooo
'Cause she paid her dues with blues
Baby child, I said a-right now
Don't let a tear, don't let a tear
Don't let a tear
Baby doll, I said
Fall down a-from yo eyes
So hush, pretty baby
D'oh-whoa, oh-whoa
Oh-whoa, oh-whoa
Oh-whoa, oh-whoa
Oh-whoa-ooooooh-n't
You-ooo-ooooo
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-ut
Chuk-chuk
Chuk-chuka-chuk-chuk
Yo eyes!
Said I never thought a-you black girl
Pretty baby, but I sympathize, now
Good God-a-Mighty
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
Fall-a from your eye-hi-hi-hi-eye.
'Whoa!'
~
Facts about Summertime
Who wrote Summertime lyrics?
Summertime is written by Ira Gershwin, Du Bose Heyward, George Gershwin.
When was Summertime released?
Summertime is first released in 1990 as part of Billy Stewart's album "One More Time: The Chess Years" which includes 20 tracks in total. This song is the 10th track on this album.
Which genre is Summertime?
Summertime falls under the genres R&B, Soul.
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Songwriter(s): Ira Gershwin, du Bose Heyward, George Gershwin
Record Label(s): 1990 Geffen Records
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