Wait Till The Sun Shines, Nellie
written by harry von tilzer / lyrics by andrew b. sterling
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WAIT TILL THE SUN SHINES, NELLIE - sung by THE ROUND TOWNERS QUARTET
WAIT TILL THE SUN SHINES, NELLIE (SCREEN SONGS) 1932
WAIT TILL THE SUN SHINES, NELLIE (SCREEN SONGS) 1932
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Wait Till The Sun Shines, Nellie is a pop standard written in 1905 by Harry Von Tilzer. In 1906 the song was a #1 hit for Byron G. Harlan. In the early 1900's the song was used on the promotional five minute Aunt Jemima radio show, where it was sung by former slave Nancy Green who portrayed the fictional pancake personality for 33 years until her death in 1924. In 1932 Wait Till The Sun Shines, Nellie was performed by The Round Towners Quartet in an installment of Fleischer Studio's Screen Songs series. The song appeared on the big screen a second time in the 1941 film Birth Of The Blues, performed by Bing Crosby and Mary Martin. Since then the song has appeared in several other films, including a 1952 film named after the popular song. Shortly before his death, Buddy Holly recorded the song in his New York apartment - his original recording was eventually released. The song has been a standard for barbershop quartets, and it has been traditionally sung by traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange since 1934.
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1906
HARRY TALLY |
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1906
BYRON G. HARLAN |
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19??
RILEY PUCKETT |
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1941
HARRY JAMES AND HIS ORCHESTRA |
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1941
BING CROSBY from the film BIRTH OF THE BLUES |
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1942
BING CROSBY & MARY MARTIN |
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19??
GUY LOMBARDO |
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19??
THE ROCKET TONES |
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19??
BRIDGE CITY JAZZMEN |
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19??
THE INK SPOTS |
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1952
DORIS DAY & GEORGE JESSEL |
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1952
the film WAIT TILL THE SUN SHINES, NELLIE |
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1953
THE CHORDETTES |
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1954
BARBERSHOP QUARTET |
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19??
THE DUKES OF DIXIELAND |
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19??
ALICE LON & BOB LIDO |
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1959
BUDDY HOLLY (THE APARTMENT TAPES) |
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1960
BUDDY HOLLY |
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1963
BOURBON STREET STOMPERS |
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1965
THE BUFFALO BILLS |
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1967
CAROL BURNETT |
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19??
JULIE ANDREWS & CAROL BURETT |
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1974
TERESA STERNE |
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1981
SAMMY RIMINGTON BAND |
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1988
NYSE FLOOR BROKERS ON CHRISTMAS |
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1986
DARRELL McCALL & JOHNNY BUSH |
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1998
BRYAN SMITH AND HIS ORCHESTRA |
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1999
MOLLY WATSON |
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2001
CHAS & DAVE |
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2011
NYSE TRADERS ON DEC 23rd |
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2013
TUNESTRUCK |
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2013
NEW ORLEANS DELIGHT |
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2015
NYSE TRADERS |
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2017
SOUTHERN BELLES |
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2018
THE PASADENA ROOF ORCHESTRA |
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WAIT TILL THE SUN SHINES, NELLIE
On a Sunday morn sat a maid forlorn
With her sweetheart by her side,
Through the windowpane, she looked at the rain,
"We must stay home, Joe," she cried.
"There's a picnic, too, at the old Point View,
It's a shame it rained today."
Then the boy drew near, kissed away each tear,
And she heard him softly say:
"Wait till the sun shines, Nellie,
When the clouds go drifting by,
We will be happy, Nellie,
Don't you sigh.
Down Lover's Lane we'll wander,
Sweethearts you and I.
Wait till the sun shines, Nellie,
Bye and bye."
"How I long," she sighed, "for a trolley ride
Just to show my brand new gown."
Then she gazed on high with a gladsome cry
For the sun came shining down
And she looked so sweet on the big front seat
As the car sped on its way,
And she whispered low,
"Say you're all right, Joe,
You just won my heart today."
On a Sunday morn sat a maid forlorn
With her sweetheart by her side,
Through the windowpane, she looked at the rain,
"We must stay home, Joe," she cried.
"There's a picnic, too, at the old Point View,
It's a shame it rained today."
Then the boy drew near, kissed away each tear,
And she heard him softly say:
"Wait till the sun shines, Nellie,
When the clouds go drifting by,
We will be happy, Nellie,
Don't you sigh.
Down Lover's Lane we'll wander,
Sweethearts you and I.
Wait till the sun shines, Nellie,
Bye and bye."
"How I long," she sighed, "for a trolley ride
Just to show my brand new gown."
Then she gazed on high with a gladsome cry
For the sun came shining down
And she looked so sweet on the big front seat
As the car sped on its way,
And she whispered low,
"Say you're all right, Joe,
You just won my heart today."
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