The Amazing Nina Simone

(1935) DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin Summertime and the livin's easy, Fish are jumpin', and the cotton is high. Oh yo' daddy's rich and yo' ma is good lookin', So hush, little baby, don' yo' cry. One of these mornin's you goin' to rise un singin',

Work Song Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang Breaking rocks and serving my time Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang Because they done convicted me of crime Hold it steady right there while I hit it Well reckon that ought to get it Been W

Dorothy Fields, Jimmy MacHugh I know why I waited Know why I've been blue I've been waiting each day For someone exactly like you Why should I spend some money On a show or two When nobody sings these love songs Exactly like you You make me feel so g

Traditional If it hadn't been for cotton-eye joe I'd been married long time ago Where did you come from. Where did you go? Where did you come from cotton-eye joe? (repeat) He came to town like a midwinter storm He rode through the fields so Handsome