Well, I'm gonna raise a fuss
And I'm gonna raise a holler
Been workin' all summer
Just tryin' to make a dollar
Every time I call my baby
To try to make a date
My boss says, "No, dice, son,
You got to work late"
Sometimes I wonder
What I'm gonna do
There ain't no cure
For the summertime blues
Now mom and papa told me, son,
You got to make some money
If one of you is gonna go
Ridin' next Sunday
Well, I didn't go to work
I told my boss I was sick
He said, "You can't use the car
'Cause you didn't work a lick"
Sometimes I wonder
What I'm gonna do
There ain't no cure
For the summertime blues
Gonna save two weeks
Gonna have a fine vacation
Gonna take my problem
To the United Nations
Well, I went to my congressman
He sent me back a note
It said, "I'd like to help you, hon,
But you're too young to vote"
Sometimes I wonder
What I'm gonna do
There ain't no cure
For the summertime blues
Now there ain't no cure
For the summertime blues
Now there ain't no cure
For the summertime blues
