march 2011
template

narrabeen
Summer sunset by phwall

Summer Song

By Dave and Lola Brubeck


‘Summer Song,’ Louis Armstrong and Dave Brubeck, 1961

Love, to me, is like a summer day
Silent ‘cause there’s just too much to say
Still, and warm, and peaceful
Even clouds that may drift by
Can’t disturb our summer sky

I’ll take summer, that’s my time of year
Winter’s shadow, seems to disappear
Gay is swanny season
That’s the reason I can say
That I love a summer day

I hear laughter, from the swimming hole
Kids out fishin’, with the willow pole
Boats come driftin’, ‘round the bend
Why must summer ever end?

Love, to me, is like a summer day
If it ends, the memories will stay
Still, and warm, and peaceful
Now the days are getting long
I can sing my summer song

I hear laughter from the swimmin’ hole
Kids out fishin’, with the willow pole
Boats come driftin’, ‘round the bend
Why must summer ever end?

Oh, love to me is like a summer’s day
If it ends, the memories will stay
Still, and warm, and peaceful
Now the days are getting long
I can sing my summer song

louis brubeck
Louis Armstrong and Dave Brubeck with Lola Brubeck barely visible in the lower left corner of the photo

shepard
THE BLUEGRASS SPECIAL
Founder/Publisher/Editor: David McGee
Contributing Editors: Billy Altman, Laura Fissinger, Christopher Hill, Derk Richardson
Logo Design: John Mendelsohn (www.johnmendelsohn.com)
Website Design: Kieran McGee (www.kieranmcgee.com)
Staff Photographers: Audrey Harrod (Louisville, KY; www.flickr.com/audreyharrod), Alicia Zappier (New York)
E-mail: thebluegrassspecial@gmail.com
Mailing Address: David McGee, 201 W. 85 St.—5B, New York, NY 10024