Frank Fontaine entertained millions of viewers in featured skits appearing … Read Full Bio ↴Frank Fontaine entertained millions of viewers in featured skits appearing on "The Jackie Gleason Show" playing a bar room patron named Crazy Guggenheim while Jackie Gleason played the bartender who always greeted his previous customer (the TV viewer) as "Joe".

Frank Fontaine sang beautifully - a rich baritone voice.

I'm glad Mr. Gleason discovered Frank Fontaine.

In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town
Frank Fontaine Lyrics

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Natsuiro no asa no hizashito
Sumiwataru tori no saezuri
Taiyou wo sotto miageru
Himawari ga kaze ni yureteru

Smile Futari shashin no naka
Kawari yuku kisetsu kawaranai kyori
Ah zutto kimi wo miteta

Tsutaetai tsutaetai chanto tsutaetai

I LOVE YOU
mou osae kirenai
Kono kotoba shika mitsukaranai
Baby I love you
Himawari no you ni massuguni mitsumete kita
Aishiteru boku no taiyou

You are my sunshine,
I want you, be mine
Taiyou you ni you give me peace of mind and
Haru natsu aki fuyu demo kimi dake wo wanna lo-lo-love ya gotta gotta lo-lo-love ya now
Donna kimochi?
Uh "I love you, baby?"
No? Mada hayasugi nara gaman wo suru kara
Cause you're my only
Beautiful lady
Cuz your my sunshine
I love you

I LOVE YOU Mou osae kirenai
Kono kotoba shika mitsukaranai
Baby I love you
Himawari no you ni
Massuguni mitsumete kita
Aishiteru boku no taiyou

Lalalalala Lalalalala Lalalalalala Lalalalalala

Overall Meaning

The first stanza of the song "In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town" by Frank Fontaine is actually a completely different set of lyrics for a completely different song, called "Himawari No Yakusoku" by Motohiro Hata. The lyrics refer to a bright and beautiful morning filled with the sweet sounds of bird songs and the gentle rustling of sunflowers in the breeze. The singer describes smiling with their loved one in a photo, and how time and seasons may change, but their feelings for their partner remain constant. The singer then confesses their love, expressing that the words "I love you" are not enough to describe the depth of their emotions.

Line by Line Meaning

Natsuiro no asa no hizashito
In the warmth of the summer morning sun

Sumiwataru tori no saezuri
The clear, crisp chirping of the birds

Taiyou wo sotto miageru
Looking up at the sun softly

Himawari ga kaze ni yureteru
Sunflowers swaying in the wind

Futari shashin no naka
In the picture of us

Kawari yuku kisetsu kawaranai kyori
As the changing seasons can't distance us apart

Ah zutto kimi wo miteta
Oh, I've always been watching you

Tsutaetai tsutaetai chanto tsutaetai
I want to tell you, tell you, I want to tell you properly

I LOVE YOU
I love you

mou osae kirenai
I can't control it anymore

Kono kotoba shika mitsukaranai
I can only find these words

Baby I love you
Baby I love you

Himawari no you ni massuguni mitsumete kita
I've been gazing at you straight like a sunflower

Aishiteru boku no taiyou
I love you, my sunshine

You are my sunshine,
You are my sunshine

I want you, be mine
I want you, be mine

Taiyou you ni you give me peace of mind and
Like the sun, you give me peace of mind

Haru natsu aki fuyu demo kimi dake wo wanna lo-lo-love ya gotta gotta lo-lo-love ya now
In spring, summer, fall, or winter, I only want to love you, gotta gotta love you now

Donna kimochi?
What kind of feelings?

Uh "I love you, baby?"
Uh, "I love you, baby?"

No? Mada hayasugi nara gaman wo suru kara
No? If it's still too early, I'll be patient

Cause you're my only
Cause you're my only

Beautiful lady
Beautiful lady

Cuz your my sunshine
Cause you're my sunshine

Lalalalala Lalalalala Lalalalalala Lalalalalala
La la la

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