The Sun Is Shining

by Elmore James recording of April 1960, Chicago from The Blues Volume 2 (Roots RTS 33036), The sun is shinin', although it's raining in my heart The sun is shinin', although it's raining in my heart You know I love you baby, ahh, but the best of friend must part My baby left me this mornin', ahh, and didn't even, ahhh, say goodbye, My baby left me this mornin', no, she didn't even, ahh, she didn't even say goodbye, ahh She said she wa'n't gonna leave me, ahh, but she told, poor me a lie I had a dream, I had a dream one rainy night, ahh ahh, I had a dream, I had a dream one rainy night, ahh Went out, when I found my baby, ahh, she told me, "daddy everything was allright", ahh

 

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