Well Lord I got to raise a fuss Lord I got to raise a holler About working all summer Just to try and earn a dollar Well Lord I tried to call my baby I tried to get a date Sometimes I wonder what I'm a-gonna do Lord there ain't no cure for the summertime blues Well my mom and papa told me Son you gotta make some money Well if you wanna use the car Go riding next Sunday Well Lord I didn't go to work I told the boss I was sick He said Sometimes I wonder what I'm a-gonna do Lord there ain't no cure for the summertime blues I've gotta take three weeks I've gotta have a fun vacation I gotta take my problem To the United Nations I done told my congressman and he said quote Dig this, boy Sometimes I wonder what I'm a-gonna do Lord there ain't no cure for the summertime blues Oh I've gotta take three weeks I've gotta have a fun vacation I gotta take my problem To the United Nations I done told my congressman and he said quote Oh dig this, boy Sometimes I wonder what I'm a-gonna do Lord there ain't no cure for the summertime blues Whoa no, there ain't no cure