VERSE

Heigh-ho,
Summer comes along.
It comes once a year,
But it's always gay.
Heigh-ho,
Try to sing a song
Of how people feel
When summer's on the way.
The season that Rachel and Rube adore,
When Nature cuts up tricks,
Was best described by a troubadour
Way back in twelve twenty-six,
In the year of twelve twenty-six.

REFRAIN 1

Summer is a-comin' in,
Loud sing cuckoo.
Girlie strolleth in the park,
Cupid striketh up a spark,
Sing cuckoo.
Summer is a-comin' in,
Loud sing cuckoo.
Ev'ry poet dreameth dream,
Salmon scrammeth up the stream,
Life is new.
Club woman planteth in a pot
Forsythia and hydrangea,
And my poor heart's in danger.
Twit, twit, twit,
Jug, jug, jug.
Summer is a-comin' in,
Tomcat doth mew.
Balmy breezes smell like gin,
Why the hell don't thou give in,
Sing cuckoo.
Twit, twit, twit,
Jug, jug, jug.
A down, a down, a derry
Cuckoo.

REFRAIN 2

Summer is a-comin' in,
Loud sing cuckoo.
Lovers flirteth on ye bus,
Birdie kicketh up a fuss,
Life is new.
Summer is a-comin' in,
Sky turneth blue.
Pollen floateth on ye breeze
Bringing countless allergies,
Sing cuckoo.
In ev'ry dark and stagnant pool,
The primitive amoeba
Divides and signs, " Ich liebe. "
Twit, twit, twit,
Jug, jug, jug.
Summer is a-comin' in,
Loud sing cuckoo.
Each libido goeth pop,
Marg'ret Sanger closeth shop,
Sing cuckoo.
Twit, twit, twit,
Jug, jug, jug.
A down, a down, a derry
Cuckoo.