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Summertime (Live at The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, August 17, 1969)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
George Gershwin
George Gershwin
Songwriter
Du Bose Heyward
Du Bose Heyward
Songwriter
Dorothy Heyward
Dorothy Heyward
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Edwin H Kramer
Edwin H Kramer
Recording Engineer
Lee Osborne
Lee Osborne
Recording Engineer
Eddie Kramer
Eddie Kramer
Mixing Engineer
Vic Anesini
Vic Anesini
Mastering Engineer
Bob Irwin
Bob Irwin
Reissue Producer

Lyrics

Summertime and the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high
Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good-lookin'
So hush, little baby, don't you cry
One of these mornings you're goin' to rise up singin'
Then you'll spread your wings and you'll take the sky
But 'til that mornin' there's a-nothin' can harm you
With Daddy and Mammy standing by
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Written by: Dubose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

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