Johnny Cash – You Are My Sunshine Lyrics

“You Are My Sunshine” was written by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell in 1939. It’s been covered more times than you’d want to list, but this one by Johnny Cash is one of the most popular interpretations of the song.

It’s worth noting that some historians claim Paul Rice actually wrote the tune and sold it to Davis.

You Are My Sunshine Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The other night dear, as I lay sleeping
I dreamed I held you in my arms
When I awoke, dear, I was mistaken
So I bowed my head and I cried

[Chorus]
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You’ll never know, dear, how much I love you
Please don’t take my sunshine away

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 2]
I’ve always loved you and made you happy
And nothing else could come between
But now you’ve left me to love another
You have shattered all of my dreams

[Chorus]
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You’ll never know, dear, how much I love you
Please don’t take my sunshine away

[Spoken Outro]
(Oh, that’s how you get through the verse)
*Laughter*
It was a nice short version
Do you wanna- uh, pick it up?
I’t’s alright (It’s good)
(We got a short version)
It might have that other verse on it in another take
Well, I’ll tell you what… Let’s… uhm…
Well, if I feel like my song’s a song… *Laughter*
It don’t care… (There you go!)
I don’t care if it’s short
And I feel like my song’s a song
A pleasure! Two minutes… I’ve recorded songs two minutes
(They were huge hits!)
Have you got, uh, time on that?