In the Summertime foi escrita e composta por Ray Dorset, vocalista da banda britânica Mungo Jerry. A música foi gravada em 1970 e se tornou um dos maiores sucessos da banda, marcando o verão daquele ano. A canção é famosa por sua melodia alegre e otimista, refletindo a vibe despreocupada dos dias de verão. Foi uma das faixas de estreia da banda e ajudou a definir o som único de Mungo Jerry, que mistura rock, folk, e blues.
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Introdução:
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In the summertime, when the weather is high, you can stretch right up and touch the sky,
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when the weather's fine, you got women, you got women on your mind.
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Have a drink, have a drive,
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go out and see what you can find.
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If her daddy's rich, take her out for a meal, if her daddy's poor, just do what you feel.
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Speed along the lane, do a ton or a ton and twenty-five.
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When the sun goes down,
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you can make it make it good in a lay-by.
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We're not bad people, we're not dirty, we're not mean, we love everybody but we do as we please.
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When the weather's fine, we go fishing or go sailing in the sea.
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We're always happy,
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life's for living, yeah, that's our philosophy.
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Sing along with us, da da di di di Da da da da, yeah we’re happy
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Da da da, di di di di di da da da
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Da da da da da,
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da da da da-da da
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When the winter's here, yeah, it's party time, 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,
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bring your friends and we'll all go into town. Motor
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In the summertime, when the weather is high, you can stretch right up and touch the sky,
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when the weather's fine, you got women, you got women on your mind.
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Have a drink, have a drive,
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go out and see what you can find
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If her daddy's rich, take her out for a meal, if her daddy's poor, just do what you feel.
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Speed along the lane, do a ton or a ton and twenty-five.
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When the sun goes down,
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you can make it, make it good in a lay-by.
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We're not bad people, we're not dirty, we're not mean, we love everybody but we do as we please.
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When the weather's fine, we go fishing or go sailing in the sea.
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We're always happy,
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life's for living, yeah, that's our philosophy.
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Sing along with us, da da di di di Da da da da, yeah we’re happy