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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4 Version 5 Version 6 Version 7 Version 8 Version 9 Version 10 Version 11 Version 12 Version 13 Version 14"Summertime" - Music by George Gershwin, lyrics by DuBose Heyward. From the 1935 opera, "Porgy and Bess." [Verse 1] Am Summertime, E7 Am And the livin' is easy Dm Fish are jumpin' F E7 And the cotton is high [Chorus] Am Oh, Your daddy's rich E7 Am And your mamma's good lookin' C So hush little baby E7 Am Don't you cry [Verse 2] Am One of these mornings E7 Am You're going to rise up singing Dm Then you'll spread your wings F E7 And you'll take to the sky [Bridge] Am But until that morning E7 Am There's a'nothing can harm you C F E7 Am With daddy and mammy standing by [Verse] Am Summertime, E7 Am And the livin' is easy Dm Fish are jumpin' F E7 And the cotton is high [Chorus] Am Oh, Your daddy's rich E7 Am And your mamma's good lookin' C So hush little baby E7 Am Don't you cry