Story Behind The Song

When I was 19yrs old I was drafted and I wrote this song while in the service missing home

Song Description

Light hearted childhood memories

Lyrics

"SUMMERTIME IN BROOKLYN"

Verse
Children playing in the street 5-10-15-20-25-30-35-40
Mamas and the Papas sitting outside on the stoop, drinking ice cold tea
The sun is shinning oh now now, summertime is finally here
Everybody stop! Stops do---do, get out the old beach chair
It?s time for having fun; it?s time for getting down in the sun
Summertime, SUMMERTIME IN Brooklyn
Verse
Sunny girls looking oh so fine
(strawberry short-cake cream on top, tell me the name of your sweetheart)
Everybody loving everything they see, peace love a reality
And when I go walking down town. I see the people shopping in the market place
Hey Watermelon Man!
Everybody is so happy yes they are, with a smile upon their face
They?re so glad that summertime is here
You can?t blame them you know it?s the best time of the year
Summertime, SUMMERTIME IN BROOKLYN

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Verse
So I guess I?m gonna get out my old beach chair
(one potato, two potato, three potato four; girls are looking better than they ever did before)
Drive around the streets ? gonna fill my head with all kinds of beautiful thoughts
I?m going to put the top down yeah, gonna dig all the summer sounds now-------
Let my hair run free, yeah! In the cool summer breeze
We?re so glad because summertime is here
You can?t blame us you know it?s the best time of the year
Summertime, Summertime, Summertime
Yeah it?s ?SUMMERTIME IN Brooklyn? ©

Music& Lyrics by Ardigo (718)339-7856 (917)363-3324 or josudigo@AOL.com