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| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
| NUMBER: | 24700 |
| QUOTATION: | Summertime and the living is easy, Fish are jumping, and the cotton is high. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Ira Gershwin (1896–1983), U.S., and Du Bose Heyward (1885–1940), U.S. lyricist. Summertime (song), Porgy and Bess (show, 1935). The song was a hit for Billie Holiday in 1936. Music by George Gershwin. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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