Mungo Jerry es una banda británica fundada a finales de la década de 1960, conocida por su distintivo sonido influenciado por el blues, el rock y el skiffle. El nombre del grupo se inspira en un poema de T. S. Eliot titulado "Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer" de su libro "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats". La alineación inicial la conformaron Ray Dorset (vocalista y guitarrista), Colin Earl (teclista), Mike Cole (bajista) y Paul King (banjoísta).
En 1970, la banda tuvo su primer gran éxito con el sencillo “In the Summertime”, una canción pegajosa y optimista que resonó en las listas de éxitos mundiales. Esta canción no solo dominó las listas británicas, sino que también alcanzó el top 10 en más de 20 países. Su ritmo animado y letra sencilla capturaron la esencia del verano, haciendo que la pista se convirtiera en un himno estacional.
El estilo de Mungo Jerry está marcado por una mezcla ecléctica de géneros. Su música combina el blues con el rock & roll, el skiffle e incluso elementos de jazz. Esta fusión de estilos les permitió destacar en la escena musical de su tiempo, atrayendo tanto a amantes del rock tradicional como a seguidores de sonidos más experimentales.
Aunque “In the Summertime” sigue siendo su
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I remember when I was very young,
Had lot of toys and I had lots of fun, yes I did,
Playing mum's and dad's with the girls down the road,
I used to pull their hair and I used to pick my nose, yes I did,
"Didn't we all"
Now I'm getting pretty old, I like to think back to the past,
What about all the sweets we used to eat,
And the games we used to play in the park.
I remember when I was at school,
I didn't do my homework and I broke all the rules, yes I did,
Watching all the girls getting undressed in the gym,
Smoking in the toilets, beat up the little kids, yes I did,
"Didn't we all"
Now I'm getting pretty old, I know I could have done a lot more,
Like putting sugar in the headmaster's tank of his brand new Jaguar.
I remember when I was at work,
I had to wear a suit and a had my hair cut, yes I did,
Yes sir, no sir, three bags full,
The boss was a drag and work was a bore, yes It was,
" 'en it all' "
Now I'm getting pretty old, I like to think back to the past,
What about all the fiddles that we did and the times I got landed in the cart.
I remember my very first date,
I took her to a movie and I got her home late, yes I did,
Her father got mad so I bought him a pint,
Worst thing I ever did, now I'm lumbered for life, big mistake,
"We all make 'em "
Now I'm getting pretty old, I like to de thinks back to the past,
What about all the beer we used to drink and the chicks we used to have in the grass.
Worked very hard got promotion at work,
Got a mortgage, got a house, got a baby, got a car,
"In that order?"
"You must be joking"
Got ulcers in my stomach got false teeth and got piles,
Don't get on with the wife, could do with som