Writer: GERSHWIN, GEORGE / HEYWARD, DU BOSE / HEYWARD, DOROTHY / GERSHWIN, IRASummertime and the livin' is easyFish are jumpin' and the cotton is highOh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good-lookin'So hush, little baby; don't you cryOne of these mornings you're gonna rise up singingAnd you'll spread your wings and you'll take to the skyBut till that morning, there ain't nothin' can harm youWith daddy and mammy standin' byOne of these mornings you're gonna rise up singingAnd you'll spread your wings and you'll take to the skyBut till that morning, there ain't nothin' can harm youWith daddy and mammy standin' by