A popular song from 1908.
Words by Harry B. Smith.
Music by Victor Herbert.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Life depends upon the weather
On a rainy day
Everybody wonders whether
Clouds will pass away
Thunders rumble while we grumble
For the sun we sigh
Suddenly we see the azure
Gleaming in the sky
Chorus
Sunbeams, sunbeams
Now the weather’s fair
Sunbeams, sunbeams
Glancing ev’rywhere
Flowers springing, birds are singing
Summer’s spell beguiles
When the sun is shining
Then this worlds all smiles
- When Jack Frost appears before us
For his winter whirl
There’s a joyful welcome chorus
From each boy and girl
Children waiting for their skating
Eager one and all
And their sleds are good and ready
For the first snowfall
Chorus
Snowflakes, snowflakes
Oh, what fun you bring
Snowflakes, snowflakes
Shouts of laughter ring
Sleighbells jingling, red cheeks tingling
Keen for sport and play
When the snow is falling
Childrens hearts are gay