Lyrics - Summer Time by Indigo Girls

"
Summertime" is a
George
Gershwin song.
To be more accurate(admittedly, only slightly more -
I don't actually know what
I'mtalking about - haven't y'all figured that out by now?), the music isby
George
Gershwin, and the lyrics are by somebody who's last name is"
Heyward."
That's what
I'm told.
And
I may be
TOTALLY wrong here,but
I
THINK it
MAY be from "
Porgy and
Bess."
Anyway, the girls havebeen doing this song about as long as any other song...
Since atleast '85 or '86.
Occasionally, back in the good ol' days, this usedto feature a killer flute solo by
Ms.
Annie "what a babe"
Richardson,or a harmonica solo by
Mr.
Sandy "all the best harmonica playerssuck"
Garfinkle.
And if you were
REALLY lucky, you'd get to see aten-minute jam with
BOTH of 'em.
And, if you were
REALLY
REALLYlucky, then
Ms.
De
De "this bass is taller than
I am"
Vogt would bethere to provide a stylin' bass line and to point out that despitewhat the lyric says, cotton is high in the springtime.
Ah...
I
DOmiss those days.
Anyway, enough nostalgia...
Summertime.
Summertime, and the living is easy
The fish are jumping, the cotton is high
Your daddy's rich, your mama's good looking
I said, hush, little baby, don't you cry.
One of these mornings, you're bound to rise up singing
Then you'll spread your wings, and take to the sky
But until that morning, nothing's going to harm you, no
With your daddy and mama standing by.

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