SUMMER SONG
Dave Brubeck (m) Iola Brubeck (l)

Louis Armstrong w The Dave Brubeck Quartet 
rec September 1961


Love to me is like a Summer day,
Silent 'cause there's just too much to say;
Still and warm and peaceful,
Even cloud that may drift by
Can't disturb our Summer sky.

I dig Summer, that's my time of year,
Winter's shadow seems to disappear.
Gay is one this season;
That's the reason I can say
That I love a Summer day!

I hear laughter from the swimmin' hole,
Kids out fishin' with the willow pole,
Boats come driftin' round the bend;
Why must Summer ever end?

Love to me is like a Summer day,
If it ends the memories will stay!
Still and warm and peaceful,
Now the days are gettin' long
I can sing my Summer song.

I hear laughter from the swimmin' hole,
Kids out fishin' with the willow pole,
Boats come driftin' round the bend;
Why must Summer ever end?

Oh, love to me is like a Summer day,
If it ends the memories will stay!
Still and warm and peaceful,
Now the days are gettin' long
I can sing my Summer song.



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - October 2011)