Jimmie Davis
You Are My Sunshine
"You Are My Sunshine" is one of those folk songs that is easy to play and fun for children to sing along to. It's a children's song, and it's also very popular with the older generation. It's easy enough for beginners to play. Everyone knows the chorus. But a close look at the lyrics after the first verse shows that they're better described as "heartbreaking". It's about unrequited love. Lyrics: You are my sunshine, my only sunshine You make me happy when skies are grey You never know, dear, how much I love you Please don't take my sunshine away The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping I dreamt I held you in my arms When I awoke, dear, I was mistaken So I hung my head, and I cried You are my sunshine, my only sunshine You make me happy when skies are grey You never know, dear, how much I love you Please don't take my sunshine away I'll always love you and make you happy If you will only say the same But if you leave me to love another, You'll regret it all one day You are my sunshine, my only sunshine You make me happy when skies are grey You never know, dear, how much I love you Please don't take my sunshine away Please don't take my sunshine away