you are my suNshiNe - ray charles

You Are My Sunshine

Written by: Paul Rice 1937

First recording: You Are My Sunshine by Pine Ridge Boys (August 22, 1939)

First release: You Are My Sunshine by Pine Ridge Boys on audio single You Are My Sunshine (1939)

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Lyrics:

The other night

As I lay sleeping

Whoah, I dreamed I held you

Held you in my arms

Well, but when I woke up this morning

I found out I was mistaken

Do you know that I hung my

I hung my head and cried

Whoah you are my sunshine

(you are my sunshine)

Ohh, my only sunshine

(my only sunshine)

Well, little girl you make me happy sometimes

(you make me happy)

When my skies are grey

(when skies are grey)

Umm, you'll never never never know dear

(you'll never know, dear)

How much I love you

(how much I love you)

Whoa, and I don't want you to take

(don't take my sunshine)

My sunshine away

(shine away)

You told me once, dear,

That you really loved me

And no one else

Could ever come between, yeah

But now you left me and you love another, yeah

And you have shattered, oh yeah

All of my dreams

Whoah you are my sunshine

(you are my sunshine)

Ohh, my only sunshine

(my only sunshine)

Ohh, you make me happy sometimes

(you make me happy)

When my skies are grey

(when skies are grey)

Whoa, you'll never never never know dear

(you'll never know, dear)

How much I love you

(how much I love you)

Whoa, and I don't want you to take

(don't take my sunshine)

Whoa, if you love me

(don't take my sunshine)

Umm-hmm, if you need me

(don't take my sunshine)

Uh-huh if you want me

(don't take my sunshine)

Waaaahh! Listen

(don't take my sunshine)

(don't take my sunshine)

I don't want you to take

(don't take my sunshine)

Waaaahh! Listen

(don't take my sunshine)

(don't take my sunshine)

I don't want you to take

(don't take my sunshine)

Whoah, my sunshine away

(shine away)

Singers:

1 Pine Ridge Boys 1939 2  Rice Brothers Gang 1939 3  Jimmie Davis 1940 4  Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra 1941 5 Gene Autry 1941 6  Bing Crosby with Victor Young and His Orchestra 1941 7  Albert Ammons 1947 8 nat king 1955 9 Carl McVoy with Orchestra 1957 10  Faron Young 1957 11  Richard Berry & The Pharaohs April 1957 12  Duane Eddy 1959 13  Johnny & The Thunderbirds 1959 14  Firehouse Five Plus Two 1960 15  Don Coats and The Crusaders 1960 15  Peter Abrams 1960 16  The 3 Sounds 1961 17  Pete Seeger 1961 18  Werly Fairburn 1962 19  George Russell 1962
20 Ray Charles with The Raelets featuring Margie Hendrix (billboard hot 100) October 1, 1962

21  The Rivingtons December 1962 22  Eugene & The Cyclones 1963 23  Jimmy Luke January 1963 24  Bill Henderson with the Oscar Peterson Trio 1963 25  The Righteous Brothers 1965 26  Pete Fountain and His Guest Stars 1965 27  Ike and Tina Turner 1965 28  Jackie Shane 1967 29  Aretha Franklin August 4, 1967 30  Bryan Ferry July 1974 31  Chuck Berry February 1975 32  Eddie Thompson Trio 1979 33  Ernestine Anderson 1980 34  The Band of Blacky Ranchette 1990 35 Sunshine Low 1994 36  Therapy? February 1994 37  Booker T. & The M.G.'s 1995 38  Bryan White 1996 39  Monty Sunshine's Jazz Band 1997 40 You Are My Sunshine - Happy or Lonesome The Carter Family March 23, 1999 41  Screeching Weasel February 1, 2000 42  Rick Nelson November 21, 2000 43  Norman Blake December 5, 2000 44  Elizabeth Mitchell December 2002 45  Johnny Cash November 25, 2003 46  Heidi Hauge 2004 47  Frank Turner July 2006 48  Carly Simon January 2, 2007 49  Peter Abrahamsen & Bell Pepper Boys 2008 50  Peter Broderick April 2010 51  Jerry Lee Lewis with Sheryl Crow/Jon Brion August 24, 2010

Slim Whitman

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