A classic song about expressing love and longing for a partner Discover the story behind this song, who wrote it, and how it became a hit. The lyrics include the chorus you are my sunshine, my only sunshine and variations of the same phrase.
Its original writer is disputed
[2][3][4] according to the performance rights organization bmi, by the year 2000 the song had been recorded by over 350 artists and translated into 30 languages.
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 / the other night A classic country song popularized by jimmie davis and charles mitchell in 1939 Learn the lyrics, history, and covers of you are my sunshine, one of the state songs of louisiana. Learn the original lyrics and other versions of the popular song you are my sunshine, also known as the state song of louisiana
