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 br, br,
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