Porgy & Bess “Summertime“

Summertime is an aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin. The song soon became a popular jazz standard. Clara: Paula Ingram(sung by Harolyn Blackwell) The London Philharmonic conducted by Sir Simon Rattle The Glyndebourne Chorus .......................................................................................................... Summertime, And the livin’ is easy Fish are jumpin’ And the cotton is high Your daddy’s rich And your mamma’s good lookin’ So hush little baby Don’t you cry One of these mornings You’re going to rise up singing Then you’ll spread your wings And you’ll take to the sky But till that morning There’s a’nothing can harm you With daddy and mamma standing by