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Summertime

This version of Summertime was released by Nina Simone in 1959.

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Summertime and the livin’s easy
Fish are jumpin’, and the cotton is high
Oh, yo’ daddy’s rich and yo’ ma is good lookin’
So hush, little baby, don’ yo’ cry

One of these mornin’s you goin’ to rise and singin’
Then you’ll spread yo’ wings an’ you’ll take the sky
But till that mornin’, there’s a-nothin’ can harm you
With daddy and mammy standin’ by

Nina Simone has released many songs over the years besides Summertime. Nina Simone released songs from 1958 to 1987 spanning across albums like Little Girl Blue, At Town Hall, The Amazing Nina Simone, At Newport, Forbidden Fruit, At The Village Gate, Nina Simone Sings Ellington, At Carnegie Hall, Broadway Blues Ballads, Folksy Nina, Nina Simone In Concert, Pastel Blues, I Put A Spell On You, Nina Simone With Strings, Wild Is The Wind, Let It All Out, Nina Simone Sings The Blues, High Priestess Of Soul, Silk And Soul, Nuff Said!, Nina Simone And Piano!, To Love Somebody, Black Gold, Here Comes The Sun, Emergency Ward, It Is Finished, Baltimore, Fodder On My Wings, Nina's Back, Let It Be Me, and Live At Ronnie Scott's. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Nina Simone.

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