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Blue Cheer - Summertime Blues (1968)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Blue Cheer
Blue Cheer
Performer
Dickie Peterson
Dickie Peterson
Bass Guitar
Leigh Stephens
Leigh Stephens
Guitar
Paul Whaley
Paul Whaley
Drums
Jerre Peterson
Jerre Peterson
Guitar
Vale Hamanaka
Vale Hamanaka
Keyboards
Jere Whiting
Jere Whiting
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jerry Capehart
Jerry Capehart
Songwriter
Eddie Cochran
Eddie Cochran
Songwriter
Michael Ivins
Michael Ivins
Songwriter
Richard English
Richard English
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Abe "Voco" Kesh
Abe "Voco" Kesh
Producer
John MacQuarrie
John MacQuarrie
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Well, Lord, I gotta raise a fuss
Lord, I gotta raise a holler
About workin' all summer
Just to try the earn a dollar
Well, Lord, I tried to call my baby
I tried to get a date
[Verse 2]
Sometimes, I wonder
What I'm gonna do
Lord, there ain't no cure
For the summertimes blues
[Verse 3]
Well, my mama, papa told me
"Son, you gotta make some money"
Well, if you wanna use the car
To go a ridin' next sunday
Oh, Lord, I didn't go to work
I told the boss I was sick, said
[Verse 4]
Sometimes, I wonder
What I'm gonna do
Lord, there ain't no cure
For the summertimes blues
[Verse 5]
I gotta take three weeks
I gotta have a fine vacation
I gotta take my problem
To the United Nation
I done told my congressman
And he said quote, "Dig this boy"
[Verse 6]
Sometimes, I wonder
What I'm gonna do
Lord, there ain't no cure
For the summertimes blues
[Verse 7]
I gotta take three weeks
I gotta have a fine vacation
I gotta take my problem
To the United Nation
I done told my congressman
And he said quote, "Dig this boy"
[Verse 8]
Sometimes, I wonder
What I'm gonna do
Lord, there ain't no cure
For the summertimes blues
Whoa, there ain't no cure
Written by: Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart

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