Summertime, time, time 
 Child, the living's easy 
 Fish are jumping out 
 And the cotton, Lord 
 Cotton's high, lord, so high 
    Your daddy's rich 
 And your ma is so good-looking, baby 
 She's looking good now 
 Hush, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby 
 No, no, no, no, don't you cry 
 Don't you cry!   
 One of these mornings 
 You're gonna rise, rise up singing 
 You're gonna spread your wings 
 Child, and take, take to the sky 
 Lord, the sky   
 Until that morning 
 Honey, n-n-nothing's going to harm you now 
 No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no 
 No, no, no, no, no, no, no 
 No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no 
 No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no 
 No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no 
 Don't you cry 
 Don't you cry 
 Cry