The sun shines East, the sun shines West
a 1921 popular song
words by Joe Young and Sam Lewis
music by Walter Donaldson
The sheet music:
Accompaniment:
Lyrics
- Everything seems lovely, when you start to roam
The birds are singing the day that you stray
But wait until you are further away
Things won’t be so lovely, when you’re all alone
Here’s what you’ll keep saying, when you’re far from home
Chorus
Mammy, Mammy
The sun shines east, the sun shines west
But I’ve just learned where the sun shines best
Mammy, Mammy
My heart strings are tangled around Alabamy
I’se a-comin’, sorry that I made you wait
I’se a-comin’, hope and pray I’m not too late
Mammy, Mammy
I’d walk a million miles for one of your smiles
My Mammy
- We all start our travels searching for a friend
If you went searching down deep in your mind
You know you just left the best pal behind
After all our travels, where do we all wend?
Back home to our first love, at the journey’s end
Sung here by Fred Feild: