Nat "King" Cole — Thats What They Meant By The Good Old Summertime

When you took a buggy ride With your sweetie by your side And a walk down lovers' lane Was so sublime When a one-piece suit on women Was the style when they went swimmin' That's what they meant By "the good old summertime" When a nickel took you far On an open trolley car And a big banana split Was just a dime When high-buttoned shoes were proper And the straw hat was a topper That's what they meant By "the good old summertime" When a barbershop quartet Joined in song each time they met You would hear them harmonize "Sweet Adeline" How their voices started glowing When the beer would start inflowing That's what they meant By "the good old summertime" On the lake, the thing to do Was to paddle your canoe To a lonely spot And tell her she's divine Then there came a sudden shower And she wilted like a flower That's what they meant By "the good old summertime" At each melodrama show With the poor girl in the snow Crying, "Save me! Save me! And this child of mine!" There are those who still remember Starting June until September Of the fun that they had While the temperature would climb That's what they meant By "the good old summer" That's what they meant By "the good old summer" That's what they meant By "the good old summertime"