Doin' time - original artist

[Cory]

Who did the original to Sublime's "Doin Time" (Summertime)? I've heard it was Janis Joplin, but i'm not sure that source is too trustworthy...

[edna]

These are the lyrics I found. I guess somebody must know better, but if you mean Janis Joplin did this, I´d say she didn´t. She did "Summertime"(Gershwin) and the only common line is Gerschwin´s "Summertime and the living is easy", which are on the re-mix version...

Evil,

I?ve come to tell you that she?s evil,

Un-definately,

Evil,

Ornery,

Scandalous and evil,

Definately.

The tension,

Is getting hotter,

I?d like to hold her,

Head underwater,

Oh oh,

As the livin?s easy,

On the microphone with ras m.g.

In the dance it?s agreed that we?ll well qualify to represent the lbc.

(((microphone control... da da-da-da-da da...)))

[Earth-Angel]

Sublime seem to have done a 'remake' using certain lyrics from the Gershwin original, like Edna said. Whether or not anyone did the 'original' of this song is debatable as the lyrics are not all the same, bar the 1st line.

Sublime - Doin' Time Lyrics

summertime and the livin's easy

and bradley's on the microphone w/ ras m.g.

all the people in the dance will agree

that we are well qualified to represent the lbc

me and louie run to the party

dance to the riddim it gets harder

me and my girl got this relationship

i love her so bad but she treats me like...

on lock down like a penitentiary she

spreads her lovin' all over and then there's none left for me

(chorus)

oh take this veil from off my eyes

a burning sun will one day rise

so what am i gonna be doin' for a wife

i guess i'll have to play it myself show them

how we come off the shelf

(chorus)

evil i've come to tell you that she's evil most definitely

evil ornery scandalous and evil the

tension is getting hotter i'd like to hold her head underwater