You Are My Sunshine 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 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 You told me once, dear How you really loved me And no one else would come between But now you've left me You love another You have shattered all my dreams But 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 Now don't U take my sunshine away Original:You Are My Sunshine(1939)—Jimmie Davis Writer:Jimmie Davis