Lyrics Summertime (From Porgy and Bess) - Mahalia Jackson

Summertime (From Porgy and Bess)

Summertime,
And living is easy
Fish are jumping,
And the cotton is high
Oh your daddy ain’t rich,
And your ma is good looking
So hush little baby
And dont you cry
One of these mornin’s
Your gunna rise up singing
Your gunna hist your wings
And take to the sky
But til' that mornin'
Nothing will harm you
With Daddy and Mammy,
They’ll be standing by
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child (x's 4)
Just a long way from my home (x's 2)
O' Lord
Just a long way from home
(humming)
Long way from home (x's 2)
(Repeat all)