This arrangement by Paul Baker captures the bluesy feel of the original piece by George and Ira Gershwin. First heard in the 1935 musical Porgy and Bess, this song has one of the most widely known American melodies: and it sounds great on the harp! For intermediate to advanced pedal harpists. Includes pedal markings and fingerings. 3 pages.
For PEDAL harp only.
This music can be played on a pedal harp with 40 or more strings,
including 3/4-size pedal harps.
Lyrics (not included in the music):
Summertime,
And the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin'
And the cotton is high
Your daddy's rich
And your mamma's good lookin'
So hush little baby
Don't you cry
One of these mornings
You're going to rise up singing
Then you'll spread your wings
And you'll take to the sky
But till that morning
There's a'nothing can harm you
With daddy and mamma standing by.
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