Sweet Summertime Song Lyrics and Chords by Rhonda Vincent
Sweet Summertime
Recorded by Rhonda Vincent
Written by Donna Webster
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Can you remember
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back when you were
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younger
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Those sweet
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childhood
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ries
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I sat in wonder of the great times I
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had
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And what my
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childhood meant to
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me
I miss that sw
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eet
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Back when the simple
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life was all
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you'd
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Ice cream and
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butterflies
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Grandpa would
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tan your hide
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In the
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sweet
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time
In the sw
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eet
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time
Days like that
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today are surely
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hard to find
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Hide and seek and
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kick the can
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boogie
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sweet
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time
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going to church on Sunday
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Singin then dinner on the
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ground
Martha White
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biscuits baking in grandma's kitch
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en
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Those memories
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bring me back
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around
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eet
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time
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simple life was
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all you'd find
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Fried chicken and
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apple
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Watermelon under
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sunny
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sweet
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eet
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today are surely
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hard to find
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Skipping rocks
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across the creek
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Running round in my
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bare
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sweet
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sweet
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Sweet Summertime?
- The song Sweet Summertime was sang by Rhonda Vincent.
Who is Rhonda Vincent?
- Rhonda Lea Vincent (born July 13, 1962) is an American bluegrass singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.Vincent's music career began when she was a child in her family's band The Sally Mountain Show, and it has spanned more than four decades. Vincent first achieved success in the bluegrass genre in the 1970s and '80s, earning the respect of her mostly male peers for her mastery of the progressive chord structures and multi-range, fast-paced vocals intrinsic to bluegrass music. Vincent is an in-demand guest vocalist for other bluegrass and country music performers, appearing on recordings by Dolly Parton, Alan Jackson, Tanya Tucker, Joe Diffie, Faith Hill and other notables.Vincent is a seven-time Grammy nominee, winning the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album in 2017. In 2020, she was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
