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Artist: James Taylor
Canonical path: /james-taylor/summertime-blues
Related lyric paths: 6
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Summertime Blues
Read Summertime Blues lyrics by James Taylor on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Summertime Blues
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Well, I'm gonna raise a fuss
Yes, I'm gonna raise a holler
About working all summer
Just to try To earn a dollar
Well, I went to the boss man
Tryin' To Get A Break
Sometimes I wonder
What I'm gonna do
Cause there ain't no cure
For the summertime blues
Well, my mom and poppa told me
Son you gotta earn some money
If you want to use the car
To go ridin' next sunday
Well, I wouldn't go to work
Told the boss I was sick
Sometimes I wonder
What I'm gonna do
Cause there ain't no cure
For the summertime blues
I'm gonna take two weeks
I'm gonna have a fine vacation
Gonna take my problems
To the United Nations
Well, I went to my congressman
And He said, quote
Sometimes I wonder
What I'm gonna do
Cause there ain't no cure
For the summertime blues
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James Taylor performs "Summertime Blues", and this lyric page sits inside the James Taylor catalog on LyroVerse.
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