LIVIN' IN THE SUNLIGHT, LOVIN' IN THE MOONLIGHT
From the film "The Big Pond" (1930)
(Al Sherman / Al Lewis)


Maurice Chevalier (Film Soundtrack) - 1930
Paul Whiteman & His Orch. (vocal: Bing Crosby) - 1930
Bernie Cummins & His Hotel New Yorker Orch. - 1930
Tiny Tim - 1968
Geoff Muldaur - 1975
Nick Langdon, Orch. & Choir - 1999



I'm so happy, happy-go-lucky me
I just go my way, living ev'ry day
I don't worry, worrying don't agree
Winter, Fall and Spring, I just smile and sing

Things that bother you, never bother me
I think ev'rything's fine
Living in the sunlight, loving in the moonlight
Having a glorious time

Haven't got a lot, I don't need a lot
Coffee's only a dime
Living in the sunlight, loving in the moonlight
Having a marvellous time

Just take it from me, I'm just as free as any dove
I do what I like, just when I like, and how I love it

I don't give a hoot, give my cares the boot
All the world is in rhyme
Living in the sunlight, loving in the moonlight
Having a wonderful time

I go swimming with pretty women
And I find life is divine
Swimming in the sunlight, swimming in the moonlight
Having a glorious time

When I'm stepping out with my runabout
How we step is a crime
Starting in the sunlight, ending in the moonlight
Having a marvellous time

I bet what I want, get what I want, once in a while
But if she says "No!", I let her go and keep on smiling

I'm right here to stay, when I'm old and grey
I'll be right in my prime
Chasing in the sunlight, loving in the moonlight
Having a wonderful time

(Musical Interlude)

I'm right here to stay, when I'm old and grey
I'll be right in my prime, ooh
Chasing in the sunlight, loving in the moonlight
Having a wonderful time


(Transcribed from the Maurice Chevalier
recording by Mel Priddle - December 2008)