THE SUN HAS GOT HIS HAT ON
(Ralph Butler / Noel Gay)

Ambrose & His Orchestra (vocal: Sam Browne) - 1932
Henry Hall & The BBC Dance Orch. (vocal: Val Rosing) - 1932
Syd Lipton & His Grosvenor House Band - 1932
Jonathan King - 1971
(Feat. in the revised version of the show "Me And My Girl" - 1985)
Nick Ullett & Cast (Broadway Production) - 1986




As recorded by BERT AMBROSE with SAM BROWNE:

The sun has got his hat on, hip-hip-hip-hooray
The sun has got his hat on and he's coming out today
Now we'll all be happy, hip-hip-hip-hooray
The sun has got his hat on and he's coming out today

He's been tannin' ******* out in Timbuktu
Now he's coming back to do the same to you
So jump into your sunbath, hip-hip-hip-hooray
The sun has got his hat on and h's coming out today

All the little birds are singin'
All the little gnats are stingin'
All the little bees in twos and threes
Buzzing in the sun all day

(Orchestral Interlude)

(The sun has got his hat on, hip-hip-hip-hooray)

All the boys excited,
All the little girls delighted
What a lot of fun for everyone
Sitting in the sun all day


(Transcribed by Bill Huntley - November 2004)


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As recorded by HENRY HALL with VAL ROSING:

(Hip-hooray, Hip-hooray)
(The sun has got his hat on, hip-hip-hip-hooray)
(The sun has got his hat on and he's coming out today)

(Orchestral Interlude)

The sun has got his hat on, hip-hip-hip-hooray
The sun has got his hat on and he's coming out today
Now we'll all be happy, hip-hip-hip-hooray
The sun has got his hat on and he's coming out today

He's been tanning ******* out in Timbuktu
Now he's coming back to do the same to you
So jump into your sunbath, hip-hip-hip-hooray
The sun has got his hat on and he's coming out today

Never saw the grass so greener
Never saw the sky serener
What a lot of fun for everyone
Sitting in the sun all day

All the little boys excited
All the little girls delighted
What a lot of fun for everyone
Sitting in the sun all day

(The sun has got his hat on, hip-hip-hip-hooray)
(The sun has got his hat on and he's coming out today)

All the little birds are singin
Canterbury bells are ringing
Pussy on the tiles is wreathed in smiles
Sitting in the sun all day
(Hip-Hip-Hooray!)


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As performed in the 1985 London Revival of "Me And My Girl":

(The sun has got his hat on, hip-hip-hip-hooray)
(The sun has got his hat on and he's coming out today)
(Now we'll all be happy, hip-hip-hip-hooray)
(The sun has got his hat on and he's coming out today)

He's been roasting peanuts out in Timbuctoo
Now he's coming back to do the same for you
So jump into your sunbath, hip-hip-hip-hooray!
The sun has got his hat on and he's coming out today

Joy bells are ringing, the songbirds are singing
And everyone's happy and gay
Dull days are over, we'll soon be in clover
So pack all your troubles away

The sun has got his hat on, hip-hip-hip-hooray!
The sun has got his hat on and he's coming out today
(Now we'll all be happy, hip-hip-hip-hooray!)
(The sun has got his hat on and he's coming out today)

All the little boys excited, all the little girls delighted
What a lot of fun for everyone, sitting in the sun all day
(The sun has got his hat on, hip-hip-hip-hooray)
(The sun has got his hat on and he's coming out today)

(Orchestral Interlude / Dance Routine)

(One-two, a-one-two-three-four)
(So jump into your sunbath, hip-hip-hip-hooray!)
(The sun has got his hat on and he's coming out today)


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2012)