Summertime - Big Brother & The Holding Company & Janis Joplin: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Big Brother & The Holding Company & Janis Joplin

Summertime

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Rock

Summertime was released on August 12, 1968 by Columbia/Legacy as a part of the album Cheap Thrills

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Janis Joplin

Lead Vocals

James Gurley

Guitar

Dave Getz

Drums

P. Albin

Bass

Sam Andrew

Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

George Gershwin

George Gershwin

Composer

Du Bose Heyward

Du Bose Heyward

Composer

Dorothy Heyward

Dorothy Heyward

Lyrics

Ira Gershwin

Lyrics

Sam Andrew

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

James Gurley

Engineer

Fred Catero

Engineer

Jerry Hochman

Engineer

Roy Segal

Engineer

John Simon

Producer

Vic Anesini

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Summertime, time, time

Child, the livin's easy

Fish are jumpin' out

And the cotton, Lord, cotton's high

Lord, so high

[Verse 2]

Your daddy's rich and

And your ma's so good lookin', baby

She's lookin' good, now

Hush, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby

No, no, no, no, don't you cry

Don't you cry

[Verse 3]

One of these mornin's

You're gonna rise, rise up singin'

You're gonna spread your wings

Child, and take, take for the sky

Lord, the sky

[Verse 4]

Until the mornin'

Honey, nothin's goin' 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, don't you cry

Oh

Written by: Dorothy Heyward, Dubose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

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