summertime time time 
child the living's easy 
fish are jumping out 
and the cotton lord 
cotton's high lord so high 

your daddy's rich 
and your ma is so good looking baby 
she's looking good now 
hush baby baby baby baby baby 
no no no no don't you cry 
don't you cry 

one of these mornings 
you're gonna rise rise up singing 
you're gonna spread your wings 
child and take take to the sky 
lord the sky 

but until that morning 
honey n n nothing's going to harm you now 
no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no 
no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no 
no no no no no no no no no 
don't you cry 
cry