Track Title: You Are My Sunshine Album Title: Genius & Soul, The 50th Anv. Coll. Vol. 3 Prime Artist: Ray Charles (Robinson) Arranger: Gerald Wilson Vocal: Marjorie (Margie) Hendricks Background Vocal: The Raeletts Drums: Edward Bruno Carr Guitar: Elbert Sonny Forriest Bass: Edgar Willis Saxophone: Leroy (Hog) Cooper Saxophone: Donald Wilkerson Saxophone: Rudy Powell Saxophone: Hank Crawford (Bennie C.) Saxophone: David (Fathead) Newman Trumpet: Wallace Davenport Trumpet: John Hunt Trumpet: Marcus Belgrave Trumpet: Philip Guilbeau Producer: Sid Feller Written by: Jimmy Davis Written by: Charles Mitchell Trombone: Frederic Keg Johnson Trombone: James Harbert Trombone: Leon Comegee Trombone: Henderson Chambers From the Album: Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music,V2 1962(A) 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) {instrumental interlude} 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) Transcribed by Todd Peach {todd@thepeaches.com} |