Oh, What Do You Do

in the Summertime? (Children's Songbook, #245)

1. Oh, what do you do in the summertime, when all the world is green?
Do you fish in a stream, or lazily dream on the banks as the clouds go by?
Is that what you do? So do I!

2. Oh, what do you do in the summertime, when all the world is green?
Do you swim in a pool, to keep yourself cool, or swing in a tree up high?
Is that what you do? So do I!

3. Oh, what do you do in the summertime, when all the world is green?
Do you march in parades, or drink lemonades, or count all the stars in the sky?
Is that what you do? So do I!

(Words and music: Dorothy S. Andersen, b. 1927)

I woke up this morning with this song running through my head. It's got a very catchy tune, and lends itself well to making up words as you go along.

One of the primary choristers I worked with in the past invented several extra verses and taught them to the primary children. It was fun, and it's a nice memory.

And yes, it's still summer here. We've had a few moments where we could tell that fall is on the way, but not too many.