Peter Gabriel - Summertime

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.

      This recording is a tribute to the great legend Larry Adler (Harmonica impresario and friend of George Gershwin) in celebration of his 80th birthday. The song is sung several times throughout the opera Porgy and Bess. It’s one of the best jazz negro lullabies ever.