I'm gonna raise a fuss
i'm gonna raise a holler
about workin' all summer
just-a trying to earn a dollar
every time i call my baby
and ask her to date
my boss says ";uh duh 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 papa told me
";son, you gotta make some money";
if you wanna use the car
to go ridin' next sunday
well, i didn't go to work
so my pa said i was sick
";you can't use the car
'cuz you didn't work a lick";
sometimes i wonder what l'm-a gonna do
but there ain't no cure for the summertime blues

i'm going to take your wish
gonna have a fine vacation
l'm gonna take my problem
through the united nations
well i called my congressman
and he said to woe
";l'd like to help you son
but you're too young to vote";
sometimes i wonder what l'm-a gonna do
but there ain't no cure
for the summertime blues