Put Away a Little Ray of Golden Sunshine

(For a Rainy Day)
A popular song from 1924
Words by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young
Music by Fred E. Ahlert


The sheet music:


Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:


Lyrics

  1. A birthday card arrived from home this morning
    I can’t forget the lesson that it taught
    I realized how wrong I was this morning
    For here’s the little message that it brought

Chorus
Put away a little ray of golden sunshine
For a rainy day
Just a ray may come in mighty handy
Sometime when the skies are gray
Anyone can laugh when it’s Spring
But who knows what tomorrow may bring
So put away a little ray of golden sunshine
For a rainy day

  1. It’s wonderful to know that you’re remembered
    It’s not so much the value of the gift
    It’s just that little thought that you’re remembered
    That makes the darkest cloud begin to lift

Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: