I'm gonna raise a fuss, I'm gonna raise a holler About workin' on a summer just to try to make a dollar Well I tried to call my baby, try to make a date My boss said "No dice, son, you gotta work late" Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do 'Cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues Oh well, my papa mama told me "Son, you gotta make some money" If you want to use the car to go a ride next sunday Well I didn't go to work, told the boss I was sick "Now you can't use the car 'cause you didn't work a lick" Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do 'Cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues I'm gonna take two weeks, gonna have a farm vacation I'm gonna take my problem to the United Nation Oh I called my congressman, he said ho "I'd like to help you son, but you do on your own Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do 'Cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues Well, I'm a gonna raise a fuss, I'm gonna raise a holler About workin' all summer just to try an' earn a dollar Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do 'Cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues Yeah, sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do 'Cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues No, there ain't no cure for the summertime blues