Ray Charles — Summertime

[Verse 1: Ray Charles] Summertime And the livin' is easy Oh, fish are jumpin' And the cotton is high Oh, your daddy's rich And your ma, she good lookin' So why don't you just hush little baby I don't want you, I don't want you to cry [Verse 2: Ray Charles] One of these mornings Yeah, you're gonna rise up singing Oh, you're gonna spread your wings And you'll take to the sky Oh, but until that morning There's nothing can harm you With your daddy and your mama They're gonna be standing by [Verse 3: Cleo Laine] Summertime And the livin' is easy Fish are jumping And the cotton is high Oh, your daddy's rich And your ma, she's good lookin' So hush little baby Don't you cry [Verse 4: Cleo Laine] One of these mornings You're gonna rise up singing Then you'll spread your wings And you'll take to the sky But until that morning There's nothing can harm you With daddy and mommy standing by [Verse 5: Ray Charles, Cleo Laine, Both] Summertime (Summertime) And the livin' is easy (And the livin' is, the livin' is easy) Yes, fish are jumpin' (Ooh, they're jumpin') And the cotton is high (High) Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, your daddy's rich, yeah (Mmm, your daddy's rich, daddy's rich) And your ma is good lookin' (And your ma, she's good lookin') So hush little baby (Ooh, hush, hush) And don't you cry [Outro: Ray Charles, Cleo Laine] Your daddy and mommy is standing by Your daddy and your mama, daddy and your mama Yeah, they're standing by