Summertime
Embrace the Easy Living of Summertime Bliss with Helen Merrill
Lyrics
It's summertime and the living is easy
It is currently summertime, a season associated with relaxation and leisure, and life is uncomplicated.
Fish are jumping and the cotton is high
Nature is active and vibrant - the fish are leaping, and the cotton crops have grown tall.
Your daddy's rich and your mama's good-looking
The parental figures (daddy and mama) are described as affluent and physically attractive.
Hush, little baby don't you cry
An assurance or lullaby to the baby to remain calm and not cry.
Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry
A repetition emphasizing the plea for the baby not to cry.
No no no no
An emphatic refusal or insistence against crying.
Don't cry, don't cry
A reinforcement of the plea for the baby not to cry.
One of these mornings you're gonna rise up singing
A hopeful prediction that one day the baby will awaken singing and ready to soar.
You spread your wings and take to the sky
Encouragement for the baby to embrace opportunities and fly freely when the time comes.
But until that morning there is nothing can harm you
Until that promising day arrives, there's nothing that can bring harm or worry to the baby.
With your daddy and mommy standing by
Reassurance that the baby is protected with both parents watching over.
They are standing by, I know, don't cry
A confirmation that the parents are indeed present and encouraging the baby not to cry.
Summertime, summertime, summertime
A repetition, reinforcing the notion of summertime and its easygoing nature.
and the living is, living is easy
Restating the ease and comfort associated with living during summertime.
Fish are, I know the fish are jumping
A reaffirmation that nature is lively, specifically referring to the jumping fish.
and cotton is so high
Reiterating the idea of tall cotton crops during this time.
Your daddy is so, so rich and your mama good-
Reaffirming the wealth of the father and the attractiveness of the mother.
She had to be good-looking
A confirmation or emphasis on the mother's beauty.
So hush, little baby, don't you cry
A repetition of the soothing plea for the baby not to cry.
Don't you cry, no no, don't cry
Strong insistence and encouragement for the baby to refrain from crying.
No need to cry, don't cry, don't cry
Further insistence that there is no necessity for the baby to cry.
Summertime, summertime
A concluding repetition, summarizing the essence of summertime.
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