My Girl
Earl Van Dyke Lyrics

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I've got sunshine on a cloudy day
When it's cold outside I've got the month of May
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl)

I've got so much honey the bees envy me

I've got a sweeter song than the birds in the trees
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl)

Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Ooh

I don't need no money, fortune, or fame
I've got all the riches baby one man can claim
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl)

I've got sunshine on a cloudy day
With my girl

I've even got the month of May
With my girl

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Earl Van Dyke's song "My Girl" are about how the singer's love for his girl brightens up his life even on the gloomiest days. In the first verse, he talks about how he feels happy on cloudy days because he has "sunshine" in his life thanks to his beloved. He compares the warmth and light his girl brings him to the sunny month of May, which is typically associated with new life and blossoming nature. He emphasizes his love for his girl with the repetition of the phrase "my girl," which can also be seen as a way to claim ownership of her.

In the second verse, the musician continues to express his love for his girl, comparing himself to a bee with a lot of honey, and the birds in the trees with a sweeter song. He emphasizes that he doesn't need material things like money, fortune, or fame because he already has his girl's love, which is more valuable than any riches. The singer feels grateful for his woman, and he feels like he doesn't need anything else to be happy, all he needs is his girl's presence in his life.

Line by Line Meaning

I've got sunshine on a cloudy day
Even during difficult situations like cloudy days, I have happiness and joy because of my girl.

When it's cold outside I've got the month of May
No matter how harsh the external conditions are, I feel warmth and comfort because of my girl.

I guess you'd say
In simpler terms, this is what I mean…

What can make me feel this way?
What is this thing that can make me feel so special and amazing despite everything else?

My girl (my girl, my girl)
My significant other, my partner, my love

Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl)
Continuing to emphasize the importance and significance of my girl

I've got so much honey the bees envy me
I have everything I need and more because of my girl, to the point that even nature is envious of all that I have.

I've got a sweeter song than the birds in the trees
My emotions and happiness are expressed through a song that is even sweeter and more beautiful than the birds’ song in the trees.

Hey hey hey
An expression of happiness and joy that overshadows everything else.

Ooh
An additional expression of happiness and satisfaction.

I don't need no money, fortune, or fame
Material possessions such as money, fortune, or fame don't matter because I already have everything I need in my girl.

I've got all the riches baby one man can claim
I have everything a person could ever desire, more than any material wealth, thanks to my girl.

With my girl
Repeating the importance of having my girl by my side, bringing happiness and joy to every moment.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: William Smokey Robinson, Ronald White

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