In The Good Old Summertime (diatonic)

by African-American minstrel song

Edit

IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME diatonic
W: Ren Shields
M: George Evans
African-American minstrel song
Key: A
Time: 3/4

   3    3  3   2   -3'  3
There's a time in each year
 3  -3' 3   2    -3'  3
That we al-ways hold dear
 4   -4   4  -3'  3
Good old sum-mer-time
 3    3    3    2  -3'  3 2
With the birds and the trees
-3'   3     2   -1   3  -3'
And sweet scent-ed breez-es
 -3  -3  -3  -3'  -4
Good old sum-mer-time
 3    3    3    2  -3' 3  2
When your days work is o-ver
 -3'  3   2  -3' 3   2
Then you are in clo-ver
 3   -3''3''-3'  4  -3'  4    3
And life is one beau-ti-ful rhyme
3   -3' -3  -3' 3   2
No trou-ble an-noy-ing
 3   -3' -3 4  -3'  3
Each one is en-joy-ing
-3'  -3  -3   4  -3'  -4
The good old sum-mer-time
3  -3'  3    2   3   4   5
In the good old sum-mer-time
-4  4   4   -4   4  -3'  3
In the good old sum-mer-time
  2     3   4    -4   5  -4   4
Stroll-ing thro' the shad-y lanes
 -4   5   -4 5   -4
With your ba-by mine
 3   2    3   4   -4   5   -4     4
You hold her hand and she holds yours
 4    4   -4  4 -3' 4    3
And that's a ver-y good sign
 3     2    3    4   -4   5   -4
That she's your toot-sey woot-sey
4   3   -3'  4   4  -4   4
In the good old sum-mer-time