Lyrics:

Mister George Gershwin is conducting
And will announce these portions of his new opera 'Porgy'
Recorded for the first time and played for the first time
Ah, we will start with the piano solo, uh, at five bars before nine
Because, uh, the piano has a solo lasting about two minutes
Which we will not waste time with it now
Five bars before nine, scene one

Wa-wa, doo-da, o-wa-de-wa
Wa-wa, doo-da, o-wa-de-wa
Wa-wa, doo-da, o-wa-de-wa
Wa-wa, doo-da, o-wa-de-wa


Summertime and the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high
Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good-lookin'
So hush, little baby, don't you cry

One of these mornings you're goin' to rise up singin'
Then you'll spread your wings and you'll take the sky
But 'til that mornin' there's a-nothin' can harm you
With Daddy and Mammy standing by
By