Summertime

You know, Martha, I'm just so disgusted Because Mother Nature didn't intend for the things that are happening

To happen to us like it's happening

I don't believe that God intended for Us to destroy so many beautiful things And take away the beauty that he bestowed upon us You're right, James, that it's a shame the way poverty is going on Pollution, all the destructions that's happening And the war of the world That's right Ah, when the world began, it wasn't supposed to be this way I'm sure it wasn't, and I feel that, ah

That we can find a way together You're my beautiful sister and I love you And this is my sister And Martha... I've been with him for a long time You've seen me grow up, and become a woman God bless you

And I just wanna say, Summertime

And the living is easy, yeah

Ah, the fish are jumping, yeah, not like they used to, yeah, yeah I don't see the cotton grow very high Oh, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah My old daddy ain't rich Thank God, my, my, my, my, my mammy is Still good-looking, yeah, yeah, yeah Getting from my roots, so I wanna tell you out there 'Cause you, and you, and you, and especially That little baby, yeah, yeah, yeah

Don't you cry, I don't care whether you're white, black, blue or green Yellow, red, purple or orange Don't you cry, God is gonna make it better, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah So much better, yeah, yeah, yeah, in the Summertime

One of these mornings You're gonna rise up singing You're gonna spread your wings And take to the sky But 'til that morning There ain't nothing can harm you, yeah, yeah, yeah 'Cause your mama and your daddy Is standing, standing by

God bless you, God bless you That's for you, James That's for the people, I love you, sister I love you, too That's what we all need to do, express a little love for you For your sister and your brother 'Cause one of these mornings, yeah You're gonna rise up singing, yeah, yeah, yeah You're gonna spread your little wings And take to the sky

I don't care, I don't care whether you're white Black, blue or green, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah I believe, I believe if you love your Brother, nothing can harm you, yeah Ah, 'cause your mama and your daddy Is standing, standing by

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Is standing by Summertime Standing by Standing by Summertime Summertime