[Chorus]
Roll out those lazy-hazy-crazy days of summer
Those days of soda and pretzels and beer.
Roll out those lazy-hazy-crazy days of summer
Dust off the sun and moon and sing a song of cheer.
Just fill your basket full of sandwiches and weenies,
Then lock the house up, now your set
And on the beach, you’ll see the girls in their bikinis
As cute as ever, but they never get ’em wet
[To chorus]
Don’t have to tell a girl and
feller ’bout a drive-in
Or some romantic movie scene.
Why, from the moment that those lovers start arrivin’,
You’ll see more kissing in the cars than on the screen
[To chorus]
And there’s the good old fashioned picnic, and they still go,
Always will go anytime.
And there will always be a moment yhat can thrill so,
As when the old quartet sings out: “Sweet Adeline”
Roll out those lazy-hazy-crazy days of summer
Those days of soda and pretzels and
beer.
Roll out those lazy-hazy-crazy days of summer;
You’ll wish that summer could always be here.
You’ll wish that summer could always be here
Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer
Those days of soda and pretzels and beer
Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer
Dust off the sun and moon and sing a song of cheer
Just fill your basket full of sandwiches and weenies
Then lock the house up, now you're set
And on the beach you'll see the girls in their bikinis
As cute as ever but they never
get 'em wet
Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer
Those days of soda and pretzels and beer
Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer
You'll wish that summer could always be here
Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer
Those days of soda and pretzels and beer
Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer
Dust off the
sun and moon and sing a song of cheer
Don't hafta tell a girl and fella about a drive-in
Or some romantic moon it seems
Right from the moment that those lovers start arrivin'
You'll see more kissin' in the cars than on the screen
Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer
Those days of soda and pretzels and beer
Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of
summer
You'll wish that summer could always be here
You'll wish that summer could always be here
You'll wish that summer could always be here
| "In The Cool Of The Day" |
| May 1963 |
| Capitol (Hollywood) |
| Easy listening |
| 2:22 |
| Capitol |
|
| Lee Gillette |
"Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer" is a popular song composed by Hans Carste. It was originally written as "Du spielst 'ne tolle Rolle", with German lyrics by Hans Bradtke (de), and was first recorded under that title in 1962 by Willy Hagara.[1]
Nat King Cole recording[edit]
In 1963, it was recorded by Nat King Cole, with English lyrics written by Charles Tobias on a theme of nostalgia. Cole's version, arranged by Ralph Carmichael and produced by Lee Gillette, reached number 6 on the US Hot 100.[2] On the US Middle-Road Singles chart, "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer" reached number 3.[3] It was the opening track of Cole's 1963 album of the same name.
Chart performance[edit]
| US Billboard Middle-Road Singles | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 6 |
| US Billboard Hot R&B Singles[4] | 11` |
Copyrights[edit]
Original copyrights[edit]
- Vol. 17; Part 5, No. 2, July–December 1963 (1964). "Du spielst 'ne tolle Rolle". © Edition Primus Rolf Budde KG; 13 Feb 1962; EP28432. p. 1314.
- Vol. 17; Part 5, No. 1, January–June 1963 (1964). "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer". © on English lyrics & new version; Comet Music Corp.; 6 May 1963; EP175569. p. 598.
References[edit]
- ^ "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer", SecondhandSongs.com. Retrieved 15 February 2019
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (1st ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 68. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 59.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 127.