Summertime Blues – Eddie Cochran acoustic guitar & vocal solo (Jack Straw cover)

An early rock classic recorded by Eddie Cochran in 1958. It was co-written Eddie his manager Jerry Capehart.

As with any classic, covers abound. Too fun of a song not to take a crack at!

Lyrics:
I'm a-gonna raise a fuss, I'm a-gonna raise a holler
About workin' all summer just to try to earn a dollar
Every time I call my baby try to get a date
My boss says "No dice, son. You gotta work late"
Sometimes I wonder what I'm-a gonna do
But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
Well my mama and papa told me "Son, you gotta make some money
If you wanna use the car to go a-ridin' next Sunday"
Well, I didn't go to work told the boss I was sick
"Now you can't use the car 'cause you didn't work a lick"
Sometimes I wonder what I'm-a gonna do
But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues

I'm gonna take two weeks gonna have a fine vacation
I'm gonna take my problem to the United Nations
Well, I called my congressman and he said, quote:
"I'd like to help you, son but you're too young to vote"
Sometimes I wonder what I'm-a gonna do
But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues

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