In the summertime (video) (midi)

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1. In the summertime when the weather is high,

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you can stretch right up and touch the sky,

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when the weather is fine, you got women, you got women on your mind.

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Have a drink, have a drive, go out and see what you can find.

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2. If her daddy`s rich, take her out for a meal,

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if her daddy`s poor, just do as you feel.

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Speed along the lane, do a turn or return the twenty-five.

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When the sun goes down, you can make it, make it good in a lay-by.

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3. We`re not grey people, we`re not dirty, we`re not mean,

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we love everybody but we do as we please,

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when the weather is fine, we go fishing or go swimming in the sea.

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We`re always happy, life`s for living, yeah, that`s our philosophy.

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4. Sing along with us, dee-dee dee-dee dee,

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da doo da-da da, yeah, we're hap-pap-py !

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Da da da, dee da doo dee da doo da doo da,

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Da doo da-da da, dee da da dee da da.

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5. When the winter`s here, yeah, it`s party-time,

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bring a bottle, wear your bright clothes, it`ll soon be summertime.

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And we`ll sing again, we`ll go driving or maybe we`ll settle down.

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If she`s rich if she`s nice, bring your friends and we will all go into town.

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(orig. = capo 2nd) (Mungo Jerry)