SITTIN' IN THE SUN
Irving Berlin  1953

as rec by Alma Cogan  1954

also rec by-
Frankie Laine '53
Louis Armstrong
Sam Cooke


Sittin' in the sun countin' my money,
Fanned by a Summer breeze;
Sweeter than honey
Is countin' my money,
Those green backs on the trees.

Comes a Summer shower, drops of rain falling,
Sweeter than Christmas chimes;
Hearing those jingles
upon the roof shingles,
Like them is nickels and dimes!

Though it's known
That all I own
Is not a large amount,
Fields of gold
That I behold
Are in my bank account!

Sittin' in the sun countin' my money,
Happy as I can be!
And to top it all,
When shadows fall,
I look to heaven and I see
There's a silver dollar in the sky,
Shining down on me!

Though it's known
That all I own
Is not a large amount,
Fields of gold
That I behold
Are in my bank account!

Sittin' in the sun countin' my money,
Happy as I can be!
And to top it all,
When shadows fall,
I look to heaven and I see
There's a silver dollar in the sky,
Shining down on me!



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - September 2011)