Summertime

Composición: George Gershwin

Letra: Heyward Du Bose, Ira Gershwin y Dorothy Heyward

Interpretación: Mahalia Jackson

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.

………………………….

Compuesta como aria para la ópera Porgy and Bess, esta canción es uno de los gospels más famosos y grabados de todos los tiempos.