Summertime, Part 1 - Lyrics - Sam Cooke
Samuel "Sam" Cooke was an American recording artist and singer-songwriter, generally considered among the greatest of all time. Influential as both a singer and composer, he is commonly known as the King of Soul for his distinctive vocals and importance within popular music. His pioneering contributions to soul music contributed to the rise of Aretha Franklin, Bobby Womack, Al Green, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Billy Preston and popularized the likes of Otis Redding and James Brown.AllMusic biographer Bruce Eder wrote that Cooke was "the inventor of soul music", and possessed "an incredible natural singing voice and a smooth, effortless delivery that has never been surpassed."
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Summertime and the living is easy
Fish are jumping and the cotton is high
Your daddy's rich and your ma is good-looking
So hush little baby, don't you cry
One of these mornings you're gonna rise up singing
Then you spread your wings and take to the sky
But until that morning there is nothing can harm you, no, no, no, no
With daddy and mommy standing by
