Summertime/Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child

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Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson ( /məˈheɪljə/ mə-HAYL-yə; October 26, 1911 – January 27, 1972) was an American gospel singer. Possessing a powerful contralto voice, she was referred to as "The Queen of Gospel". Jackson became one of the most influential gospel singers in the world and was heralded internationally as a singer and civil rights activist. She was described by entertainer Harry Belafonte as "the single most powerful black woman in the United States". She recorded about 30 albums (mostly for Columbia Records) during her career, and her 45 rpm records included a dozen "golds"—million-sellers. more »

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Summertime
And the living is easy
Fish are jumping
And the cotton is high

Oh, your daddy is rich
And your ma is good looking
So hush, little baby
Don't you cry

One of these mornings
You gonna rise up singing
You're gonna hoist your way, oh
Take to the sky

But 'til that morning
Nothing will harm you
With dad and mammy
They'll be standing by

Sometime I feel like a motherless child
Sometime I feel like a motherless child
Sometime I feel like a motherless child

Just a long way
From my home, oh Lord
Just a long way
From my home
Hm, hm, hm-hm-hm
Hm-hm-hm, hm
Hm, hm, hm

Long way from home
Long way from home

Summertime
And the living is easy
Fish are jumping, oh
And the cotton is high

Oh, your daddy is rich
And your ma is good looking
So hush, little baby
Don't you cry

One of these mornings
You gonna rise up singing
You're gonna hoist your way, oh
Take to the sky

But 'til that morning
Nothing will harm you
With dad and mommy
They'll be standing by

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