by James Weldon Johnson (1871 - 1938)
Seems lak to me de stars don't shine so...
Language: English
Seems lak to me de stars don't shine so bright, Seems lak to me de sun done loss his light, Seems lak to me der's nothin' goin' right, Sence you went away. Seems lak to me de sky ain't half so blue, Seems lak to me dat ev'ything wants you, Seems lak to me I don't know what to do, Sence you went away. Seems lak to me dat ev'ything is wrong, Seems lak to me de day's jes twice as long, Seems lak to me de bird's forgot his song, Sence you went away. Seems lak to me I jes can't he'p but sigh, Seems lak to me ma th'oat keeps gittin' dry, Seems lak to me a tear stays in my eye, Sence you went away.
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Text Authorship:
- by James Weldon Johnson (1871 - 1938), "Sence You Went Away" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by H. Leslie Adams (b. 1932), "Since You Went Away", from Nightsongs, no. 5 [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Sence You Went Away", 2008 [medium voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-01-10
Line count: 16
Word count: 128