sunshine

my manager mark calls me sunshine, y'know, as in, "good morning, sunshine!". it's his way of reminding me that he has already battled an hour and a half of traffic and is in the office long before i even hit snooze on my alarm clock.

as a special treat, every once in a while, he will sing "you are my sunshine" to me. he usually loses the words somewhere in the middle of the first verse though, so today he put in the effort to google the full lyrics.

and because we used to sing that song about my brother when we were all kids, i knew most of the words ... until it took a sharp southward turn at louisiana. did anyone else know this song was about crawfish gumbo and jambalaya?

you are my sunshine
my only sunshine.
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.

you are my sunshine,
my only sunshine.
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.

i'll always love you
and make you happy
if you will only say the same
but if you leave me
to love another
you'll regret it all some day;

you are my sunshine,
my only sunshine.
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.

you told me once, dear
you really loved me
and no one else could come between
but now you've left me
and love another
you have shattered all my dreams;

you are my sunshine,
my only sunshine.
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.

louisiana my louisiana
the place where i was borne.
white fields of cotton -- green fields of clover,
the best fishing
and long tall corn;

you are my sunshine,
my only sunshine.
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.

crawfish gumbo and jambalaya
the biggest shrimp and sugar cane,
the finest oysters
and sweet strawberries
from toledo bend to new orleans;

you are my sunshine,
my only sunshine.
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.