Summertime

[trof]

and the livin' is easy.

[progmom]

1. are you listening to garrison keillor?

:shrug:

he is singing that right now.

[trof]

2. Sure am. And the cotton IS high.

[babylonsister]

3. But alas, it is only cotton. nt

[trof]

4. Cotton is good.

AND it's absorbent.
Thank god for that.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. That song is one of my favorites!

I wish I could sing it! I can hear it in my mind's ear, which is almost as good, however...

[trof]

6. I can do a good Louis Armstrong version.

honest

[EstimatedProphet]

7. Janis could really belt that one out

Summertime, time, time,
Child, the living’s easy.
Fish are jumping out
And the cotton, Lord,
Cotton’s high, Lord, so high.

Your daddy’s rich
And your ma is so good-looking, baby.
She’s looking good now,
Hush, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby,
No, no, no, no, don’t you cry.
Don’t you cry!

One of these mornings
You’re gonna rise, rise up singing,
You’re gonna spread your wings,
Child, and take, take to the sky,
Lord, the sky.

But until that morning
Honey, n-n-nothing’s going to harm you now,
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
Don’t you cry,
Cry.

[KoKo]

8. and my picnic basket is filled with wine, brie, panina's, olives and a

"loaf of bread"....much WINE and THOU...

By the water...on the lawn with ambiance, quiet, nature and some great conversation....and peace and love and joy.

[KoKo]

9. .....Fish are jumpin' (all that mercury) and the cotten is high...Daddy's

Rich ...and your Mom is good lookin'....what's there to worry about little baby...hush now...don't you cry.

Gershwin..."Porgy and Bess".. and what great music...for "folks of soul."

:shrug:

[leftofthedial]

10. yo daddy's rich

and your momma's good lookin

[progmom]

11. so hush little baby

don't you cry

[leftofthedial]

12. one of the greatest songs ever written

I love the contrast between the hopeful lyric and the mournful music

[RebelOne]

13. Love the song, but hate the season. n/t

[In_The_Wind]

14. one of my favorites

the season and the song :toast: