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by Carrie Jacobs-Bond (1861 - 1946)

Sunshine
Language: English 
Ever try to crack a smile
When ye'r  feelin' glum?
Er when ye'r all out o' sorts
Jes' to whistle some?
Ef y' do, fust thing y' know,
Y' won't feel so glum,
Things'll kinder jes' clear up
An' the sunshine come.

Ever try to look content
When ye'r sky is black?
Ever try to look for flow'rs
Growin' long yer track?
Ef y' do, fust thing y'  know,
Sky'll jes' git blue,
An ye'll see jes' lots o' flow'rs
Smilin' up at you.

Text Authorship:

  • by Carrie Jacobs-Bond (1861 - 1946)

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Carrie Jacobs-Bond (1861 - 1946), "Sunshine", published c1901 [ voice and piano ], from Eleven small songs as unpretentious as the wild rose, no. 9, Chicago : Carrie Jacobs-Bond & Son [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-07-08
Line count: 16
Word count: 84

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