It's summer time, and the living is easy Fish are jumping, and the cotton is high Your daddy's rich, and your ma is good looking So hush little baby, don't you cry One of these mornings, you're gonna rise up singing You will spread your wings, and take to the sky But until the morning, there ain't nothing gonna harm you Cause your mommy and daddy will be somewhere standing by It's summer time, and the living is easy Fish are jumping, and the cotton is so high