A 1924 popular song.
Words by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young.
Music by George W. Meyer.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Why did I roam, why did I stray?
I keep on askin’ myself ev’ry day
Wish I never started, gee, but I’m down-hearted
Can’t fall asleep, can’t close my eye
All night long I cry
Chorus
Cover me up with the sunshine of Virginia
Beneath a blanket of blue, let me dreams the hours away
I’ll find my happiness there, where the skies are bluer
Happiness where ev’ry heart beats truer
Maybe I’ve been wrong, to stay away so long
Seems like I’ve traveled, wearily traveled millions of miles
Oh, mammy, keep lookin’ my way, light up the highway
With all your smiles, Oh, won’t you
Cover me up with the sunshine of Virginia
The sunshine of Virginia in your eyes
- Why do we smile, when we leave home
Why do we sigh to be back when alone?
Don’t your love grow stronger
Don’t the miles seem longer?
Night after night, day after day
I hear my heart say
Sung here by Vancha March: