

The mercury is rising,
the fields are dry and brown
Yeah the mercury is rising,
dust is settling on this town
Got a pocket full of nothing,
and the sun is beating down
Oh these summertime blues got a hold on me
Yeah these summertime blues won't let me be
(mmm-mmm) No shade in sight
as far as the eye can see
Well I went down to the river,
but the river was bone dry
Yeah I went down to the river,
but the water ran dry
Sat on the dusty bank,
hung my head to cry
(oh Lord)
Oh these summertime blues got a hold on me
Yeah these summertime blues won't let me be (won't let me
be) No shade in sight
as far as the eye can see
Nothing but heat waves...
(hummm) Just these summertime blues