IN THE SUMMERTIME

 

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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 ton or a ton and 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. 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 friend and we will all go into town.

 

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5. = 1.                            (Mungo Jerry)