Lyrics:

INTRO:

LA-LA-LIE
LA-LA, LA-LA-LA-LIE
LA-LA-LIE
LA-LA-LA
LA-LA-LA, LA-LA-LA, LA-LA-LA
LA-LA-LA, LA-LA-LA, LA-LA-LIE

LA, LA-LA-LA
LA, LA-LA-LA
LA, LA-LA-LA
LA-LA-LIE

LA-LA-LIE

B-RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
UP-JUMP-JUMP
CHUKA-CHUKA-JUMP-JUMP
H'UH! JUMP!

(HORNS & INSTRUMENTAL BEGIN)

A-SUMMERTIME
AN THE LIVIN' IS EASY
FISH ARE JUMPING
DON'T YA KNOW MY DARLIN'?
I-I SAID, A-RIGHT NOW
AN A-COTTON IS HIGH

LAKA-LAKA-LAKA
YO OLD DADDY IS RICH
SO DAMN RICH, GIRL-A
AN A-YO MOMMY'S GOOD LOOKING, YEAH-AY
SO, A-HUSH PRETTY LITTLE, BABY
DON'T A, A-YOU CRY

ONE-A-THESE, A-ONE-A-THESE
A-ONE-A-THESE MORNIN'S COME UP, EARLY
YA GONNA RISE
YA GONNA RISE UP, SINGIN'
THEN YOU SPREAD YO LITTLE WINGS
YO LITTLE WINGS
AN-A TAKE TO THE SKY-LA-LA-LA-LIE
B-RRRRRRRRRRRRRR
UNTIL A-THAT MORNIN', YOU'RE A FREE MAID
THERE'S A-NOTHIN' A-GON' HARM YOU, GIRL
WITH A 'DOMBIE', AN A-DADDY STANDIN' BY

YEAH, BLUES!

(SAX & INSTRUMENTAL)

COME A LITTLE LA-A-A-ATE
PAYIN' UP THE DUES
GIVE YOU THE BLUES
I KNOW MY LITTLE DARLIN'
I LOVE YOU, SO
AN A-NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO
LORD!
LA, LA-LA-LIE

TELL-A LIE, TELL-A-LIE
ANOTHER LIE, ANOTHER LIE
ANOTHER LIE, ANOTHER LIE
SAY, PRETTY BABY
CANNOT SAVE THE DAY YET, GIRL
HUSH, PRETTY LITTLE BABY
DON'T WANNA HAVE YOU CRY
HUSH! SHUSH!

DON'T A-YOU CRY, LORDY
LITTLE DARLIN', I SAY GIRL
NO-PO' CHILD, I SAID A-RIGHT NOW
A-LISTEN, BABY

I DON'T, I DON'T, I DON'T
I DON'T WANT YOU TO DIE
DON'T-A, PRETTY BABY CHILD
A-DON'T LET-A TEAR, DON'T LET A TEAR
FALL FROM YO EYES!
HEY!

ALL THAT MAMA DO TO PLEASE YOU-OOO
'CAUSE SHE PAID HER DUES WITH BLUES

BABY CHILD, I SAID A-RIGHT NOW
DON'T LET A TEAR, DON'T LET A TEAR
DON'T LET A TEAR
BABY DOLL, I SAID
FALL DOWN A-FROM YO EYES

SO HUSH, PRETTY BABY
D'OH-WHOA, OH-WHOA
OH-WHOA, OH-WHOA
OH-WHOA, OH-WHOA
OH-WHOA-OOOOOOH-N'T
YOU-OOO-OOO
BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
UP-JUMP-JUMP
CHUKA-JUMP-JUMP
YO EYES!

SAID I NEVER THOUGHT A-YOU BLACK GIRL
PRETTY BABY, GOTTA THINK ABOUT THAT
GOOD GOD-A-MIGHTY
THAT'S ENOUGH SAID, GIRL
BABY, HELP YOU THROUGH, LITTLE DARLING
AND SETTLE BACK DOWN
LITTLE GIRL
GIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRL

LITTLE DARLING DO NOT LET A LITTLE TEAR
FALL-A FROM YOUR EYE-HI-HI-HI-EYE.

('WHOA!')