Summertime - Billy Stewart

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

Dut-chuk-chuk

Chuka-chuka-chuk

H’uh!

Girl!

(horns & instrumental begin)

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

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!'