Song Length |
3:15 |
Genre |
Country - Rock, Folk - Rock |
Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
In High Spirits, Sociable |
Subject |
Comedy, Funny, Party |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
In the Summer Time - lyric and music by Steven Fox and Christopher Paul
VERSE 1:
WE?RE ALL GETTIN ROWDY SO WE?RE GONNA HAVE A PARTY
GRAB YOURSELF A BEER - BEFORE THEY DISAPPEAR
WE?LL GET A CAMP FIRE GOIN - IF THE WIND STOPS BLOWIN
SO - IF YOU?RE FEELIN KINDA NAUGHTY YOU CAN JOIN OUR PARTY
CHORUS:
YA SEE - WE?RE ALL GETTIN DOWN JUST A DRINKIN UP A ROUND
THE SUN IS SHININ AND THE BEAUTIES ARE A BATHIN
IN THE SUMMER-TIME?
2ND VERSE:
NOW THE KIDS ARE FISHIN AND THEY?RE SWIMIN IN THE RIVER
I SEE MY HONEY AND OUR FRIENDS ARE FIXIN UP SOME DINNER
YA KNOW I SURE WISH THE WOMEN WOULD GO SKINNY DIPPIN
CUZ -IT SURE SOUNDS BETTER THAN EATIN FRIED CHICKEN
CHORUS:
WELL WE?RE ALL GETTING DOWN ? LET?S HAVE ANOTHER ROUND
THE SUN IS SHININ? BEAUTIES ARE BATHIN? KIDS ARE SAYIN?
THEY SURE LOVE PLAYIN IN THE SUMMER TIME
IN THE SUMMER TIME
3RD VERSE:
THERE?S A BIG - BAD - BEAR AND I HOPE HE?S UP TO NOTHIN
BUT THE CATFISH ARE JUMPIN - SO HE MUST BE UP TO SOMETHIN
I SAY - WE BETTER GET-A-RUNNIN CUZ IT LOOKS LIKE HE?S A COMIN
WE NEED A FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE JUST TO HELP US STAY ALIVE
3RD CHORUS:
WE-SHOULD-ALL BE GETTIN DOWN JUST DRINKIN UP A ROUND,
THE SUN IS SETTIN WHILE THE MOON IS RISIN, THE KIDS ARE SAYIN
THEY SURE LOVE PLAYIN IN THE SUMMER TIME
IN THE SUMMER TIME
VERSE 4:
WELL, WE MADE IT BACK ALIVE IN A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE
THEN WE STOKED UP THE FIRE AND GOT A LITTLE HIGHER
HEY-LOOK OVER THERE, SEE THE WOMEN SKINNY-DIPPIN?
NOW WHAT-CHA GONNA DO? DON?T BE CHICKEN
4th CHORUS:
YEAH WE?RE ALL GETTIN DOWN, LET?S DO ANOTHER ROUND,
THE MOON IS GLOWIN AS WE DANCE BY THE FIRE, KIDS ARE SAYIN,
THEY SURE LOVE PLAYIN IN THE SUMMER TIME?
IN THE SUMMER TIME
REPEAT CHORUS:
I SAID WE?RE ALL GETTIN DOWN, LET?S DRINK ANOTHER ROUND,
THE MOON IS GLOWIN AS WE DANCE BY THE FIRE, KIDS ARE SAYIN,
THEY SURE LOVE PLAYIN IN THE SUMMER TIME?
Outro ? Repeat this Hook-Line and Fade Away:
IN THE SUMMER TIME? IN THE SUMMER TIME?