Summertime

(DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin)

Summertime, time, time,
Child, the living's easy.
Fish are jumping out
And the cotton, Lord,
Cotton's high, Lord, so high.

Your daddy's rich
And your ma is so good-looking, baby.
She's looking good now,
Hush, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby,
No, no, no, no, don't you cry.
Don't you cry!

One of these mornings
You're gonna rise, rise up singing,
You're gonna spread your wings,
Child, and take, take to the sky,
Lord, the sky.

Until that morning
Honey, n-n-nothing's going 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, no,
Don't you cry,
Cry.

Discs

  1. 18 Essential songs (1995)
  2. 1967-12-31 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (1967-12-31)
  3. 1968-06-23 Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco (1968-06-23)
  4. 1968-07-28 Newport Festival, Newport, RI (1968-07-28)
  5. 1968-11-01 Electric Factory, Philadelphia (1968-11-01)
  6. 1968-18-05 Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose (1968-05-18)
  7. 1969-02-12 Fillmore East, New York (1969-02-12)
  8. 1969-04-11 Amsterdam (2006 FM) (1969-04-11)
  9. 1969-04-12 Frankfurt (1969-04-12)
  10. 1969-04-12 Frankfurt (DVD-rip) (1969-04-12)
  11. 1969-04-19 Stockholm (1969-04-19 [2008])
  12. 1969-04-21 Royal Albert Hall, London (1969-04-21)
  13. 1969-07-05 Atlanta Pop Festival (1969-07-05)
  14. 1969-10-24 Cotillion Ballroom, Wichita, KS (1969-10-24)
  15. 1969-11-30 West Palm Beach (1969-11-30)
  16. 1970-04-04 Fillmore West, San Francisco (1970-04-04)
  17. 1970-08-12 Harvard Stadium (1970-08-12)
  18. 3CD Box Set (1993)
  19. Absolute Janis (1997)

    Summertime,
    Child, you're living easy.
    Fish are, fish are jumping out
    And the cotton, Lord, cotton's high, Lord, so high.

    Your daddy's rich
    And your ma, honey I think she's a mighty good-looking babe.
    I think she's looking pretty fine to me now.
    Hush, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby,
    No, no, no, no, no, don't you cry.
    Don't you cry!!!

    One of these mornings
    Child, you'll rise up singing,
    An' since you gotta go, honey, spread your wings,
    You can take, take the sky,
    Lord, the sky.

    Until that morning,
    Honey, n-n-no, nothing's gonna harm you babe.
    I said, honey, no one's ever gonna let you down,
    They wouldn't do it.
    Hush, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby,
    No, no, no, no, no, don't you cry.
    No!
    Cry.

  20. Anthology (1982)
  21. At Amsterdam (1969-04-11 [1996])
  22. At Winterland '68 (1968-04-12/13 [1998])
  23. At Woodstock (1969-08-17 [1993])
  24. Blow All My Blues Away (1962/70)
  25. Cheap Thrills (1968)
  26. Cry Baby (The Ultimate Collection) (2009)
  27. Fillmore East, 1969-02-12 (1969-02-12)
  28. First Stop (1970-06-28)
  29. Get It While You Can (1970-07-06)
  30. Get It While You Can (2LP) (1970-07-06)
  31. Greatest Hits (1973)
  32. In Concert (1972)

    Summertime, time, time,
    Child, the living's easy.
    Fish are jumping out
    And the cotton, Lord,
    Cotton's high, Lord so high.

    Your daddy's rich
    And your ma is so good-looking, baby.
    She's a-looking good now,
    Hush, baby, baby, baby, baby now,
    No, no, no, no, no, no, no,
    Don't you cry, don't you cry.

    One of these mornings
    You're gonna rise, rise up singing,
    You're gonna spread your wings, child,
    And take, take to the sky,
    Lord, the sky.

    But until that morning,
    Honey, n-n-nothing's going to harm ya,
    No, no, no no, no no, no...
    Don't you cry — cry.

  33. Kozmic Blues (1969-06 [1969-09-11])
  34. Live at the Carousel Ballroom 1968 (1968-06-23 [2012])
  35. Live At the Festival Express 1970 (1970-06-28)
  36. Live in San Francisco (1966/67)
  37. Love, Janis - soundtrack (2001)
  38. Move Over (2011)
  39. Pearl (Legacy Edition) (2004)
  40. Santa Clara, 1968-05-18 (1968-05-18)
  41. Summertime (1969-04-01 [1996])
  42. Texas International Pop Festival (1969-08-30)
  43. Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) (1967/70)
  44. Try 'Just A Little Bit Harder' (1967/70 [1993])
  45. Woodstock Complete 2010 (1969-08-17 [2010])