That Lucky Old Sun
Frankie Laine

as sung on "Frankie Laine's Greatest Hits"
-Columbia CS 8636
-peak Billboard position #1 for 8 weeks in 1949
-competing versions charted by Vaughn Monroe (#6), Sarah Vaughan (# 14), 
-Frank Sinatra (#16), Louis Armstrong (#19), and Bob Houston (#27)
-Words by Haven Gillespie and Music by Beasley Smith


Up in the mornin'
Out on the job
Work like the devil for my pay
But that lucky old sun got nothin' to do
But roll around heaven all day.

Fuss with my woman, toil for my kids
Sweat till I'm wrinkled and gray
While that lucky old sun got nothin' to do
But roll around heaven all day

Dear Lord above, can't you know I'm pining, tears all in my eyes
Send down that cloud with a silver lining, lift me to Paradise

Show me that river, take me across
Wash all my troubles away
Like that lucky old sun, give me nothing to do
But roll around heaven all day

<instrumental interlude—first line of "Dear Lord">
Send down that cloud with a silver lining, lift me to Paradise

Show me that river, take me across
Wash all my troubles away
Like that lucky old sun, give me nothing to do
But roll around heaven all day


Transcribed by Robin Hood

These lyrics were transcribed from the specific recording mentioned above
and do not necessarily correspond with lyrics from other recordings, sheet
music, songbooks or lyrics printed on album jackets.