Plus the story behind this song 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 You are my sunshine lyrics by gene autry from the tumbling tumbleweeds You are my sunshine, my only sunshine you make me happy when skies are grey you'll never know dear, how much i love … 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.
The other night dear, as i lay sleeping i dreamed 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 gray you'll never know, dear, how much i love you please don't take my sunshine away submit corrections writer (s) You make me happy when skies are grey You'll never know, dear, how much i love you Please don't take my sunshine away the other nite, dear, as i lay sleeping i dreamed i held you in my arms When i awoke, dear, i was mistaken and i hung my head and cried Enjoy christina perri's touching rendition of you are my sunshine. experience the emotion and meaning behind the heartfelt lyrics.