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Well I'm gonna raise a fuss 
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And I'm gonna raise a holler 
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About workin' all summer 
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Just tryin' to earn a dollar 
 

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Every time I call my baby, and try to get a date 
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My boss says, "No dice son, you gotta work late" 
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Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do 
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But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues 
 

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Well my mom and pop told me,  
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"Son you gotta make some money, 
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If you want to use the car 
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to go ridin' next Sunday" 
 

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Well I didn't go to work, told the boss I was sick 
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"Well you can't use the car 'cause you didn't work a lick" 
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Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do 
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But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues 
 

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I'm gonna take two weeks,  
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gonna have a fine vacation 
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I'm gonna take my problem  
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to the United Nations 
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Well I called my congressman and he said Quote: 
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"I'd like to help you son but you're too young to vote" 
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Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do 
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But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues 
 

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