SUNGLASSES
(John D. Loudermilk)


Skeeter Davis - 1965
Sheila - 1965 (French title "Dans La Glace")
Sandy Posey - 1967
Hilary - 1968
Nat�rcia Barreto - 1968 (Portuguese title "Oculos De Sol")
Tracey Ullman - 1984
Claudia Church - 2016


I got my swimcap and comb 
And my paperback book that I'm almost through
I got my lipstick and mirror 
And my suntan lotion and my camera too
I got my beach bag full of all the necessary items for a day in the sun
And of course it wouldn't be like me if I didn't bring along

Some sunglasses, mmm-mmm, to hide behind (Hide behind)
Sunglasses, mmm-mmm, to cry behind (Cry behind)
Sunglasses, mmm-mmm, to die behind
Dear, while I lie and cry and sigh
And hurt and watch you while you flirt
With your somebody new, makin' me blue

I brought my towel and my transistor radio
So I could tell the time
'Cause the top forty records and the weather and sports
Will get you off of my mind
I'll rent an umbrella from the lifeguard fella with the dreamy eyes
And you bet I couldn't forget my old standbys

My sunglasses, mmm-mmm, to hide behind (Hide behind)
Sunglasses, mmm-mmm, to cry behind (Cry behind)
Sunglasses, mmm-mmm, to die behind
Dear, while I lie and cry and sigh
And hurt and watch you while you flirt
With your somebody new, makin' me blue

Sunglasses, mmm-mmm
Sunglasses, mmm-mmm
Sunglasses, mmm-mmm



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - August 2020)