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You Took My Sunshine
Lyrics © 2026 Ann Smith
- Tune
- You Are My Sunshine
- Written by
- Ann Smith
- Gaggle
- Seattle
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SING IT to the tune of You Are My Sunshine
The other night dear, as I lay sleeping,
I dreamt of clean air and clear skies.
When I awoke, dear, I was mistaken,
And I hung my head and cried.
You took my sunshine, my lovely sunshine,
And now your coal dust fills our skies.
The rain is dirty, the streets are sooty,
And I pray your train tracks rust away.
The trains keep coming, the dust keeps spreading,
And fouls the air throughout our town.
It coats my garden, our water fountain.
Please leave the coal in the ground!
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Written by
Ann Smith
For the
Seattle Gaggle
Free to sing, share, and print with credit to Ann Smith and the Seattle Raging Grannies. Not for sale. raginggrannies.org