In The Summertime
Mungo Jerry
1970
jaar
Top 40
1
piekpositie
Top 40
16
weken
Top 40
544
punten
Top 40
Het nummer is geschreven en gecomponeerd door de zanger van de band, Ray Dorset. Het kostte Ray Dorset maar 10 minuten om het nummer te schrijven met behulp van zijn tweedehands Fender Stratocaster.
In 1995 heeft Shaggy er een reggaeversie van gemaakt.
Artiest
Titel A-kant
In The Summertime
Lengte A-kant
3:40
Componist(en) A-kant
Ray Dorset
Producer(s) A-kant
Barry Murray
Titel B-kant
Mighty Man
Lengte B-kant
4:43
Componist(en) B-kant
Ray Dorset
Producer(s) B-kant
Barry Murray
Platenlabel
Dawn
Catalogusnr
DNS 137
Album
Mungo Jerry
Songtekst
In the summertime when the weather is high
You can stretch right up and touch the sky
When the weather's fine
You got women, you got women on your mind
Have a drink, have a drive
Go out and see what you can find
If her daddy's rich, take her out for a meal
If her daddy's poor, just do what you feel
Speed along the lane
Do a turn or return the twenty-five
When the sun goes down
You can make it, make it good and really fine
We're not bad people, we're not dirty, we're not mean
We love everybody, but we do as we please
When the weather's fine
We go fishing or go swimming in the sea
We're always happy
Life's for living, yeah, that's our philosophy
Sing along with us, dee-dee dee-dee dee
Da doo da-da da, yeah, we're hap-pap-py
Da da da, dee da doo dee da doo da doo da
Da doo da-da da, dee da da dee da da
When the winter's here, yeah, it's party time
Bring your bottle, wear your bright clothes
'cause it will soon be summertime
And we'll sing again
We'll go driving or maybe we'll settle down
If she's rich, if she's nice
Bring your friends and we'll all go into town
In the summertime when the weather is high
You can stretch right up and touch the sky
When the weather's fine
You got women, you got women on your mind
Have a drink, have a drive
Go out and see what you can find
If her daddy's rich, take her out for a meal
If her daddy's poor, just do what you feel
Speed along the lane
Do a turn or return the twenty-five
When the sun goes down
You can make it, make it good and really fine
We're not bad people, we're not dirty, we're not mean
We love everybody, but we do as we please
When the weather's fine
We go fishing or go swimming in the sea
We're always happy
Life's for living, yeah, that's our philosophy
Sing along with us, dee-dee dee-dee dee
Da doo da-da da, yeah, we're hap-pap-py
Da da da, dee da doo dee da doo da doo da
Da doo da-da da, dee da da dee da da