My Carolina Sunshine Girl
Vernon Oxford and Merle Haggard Lyrics
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(Jimmie Rodgers)
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Moon moon I can see you sinking low
You make me think of a sweetheart a little girl that I love so
After I wonder the whole night through wondering if you think of me
Why am I lonesome thinking of someone I'm thinking only of you
My Carolina sunshine girl you have left me all alone
I wonder why I sit and cry
When I really should laugh at your photograph
For you're the sweetest angel in this world
And I love love love you my Carolina sunshine girl
I wonder why I sit and cry
When I really should laugh at your little old photograph
For you're the sweetest angel in this world
And I love love love you my Carolina sunshine girl
"My Carolina Sunshine Girl" is a classic country song that was popularized by Jimmie Rodgers and later covered by Vernon Oxford and Merle Haggard. The song is a melancholic ode to a lost love, as the singer muses on the memories of a past relationship that has left him alone and heartbroken. The moon serves as a symbol of the passing of time and the feeling of longing for a lost love, as the singer wonders if his ex-lover still thinks of him. The repeated refrain of "My Carolina sunshine girl" serves as a reminder of the sweet memories of the relationship, even as the singer grapples with the pain of its ending.
Line by Line Meaning
Moon moon I can see you sinking low
The moon reminds me of my love who is far away, and its sinking low makes me sad.
You make me think of a sweetheart a little girl that I love so
The moon reminds me of my love, who is like a young girl, and I love her very much.
After I wonder the whole night through wondering if you think of me
I spend sleepless nights wondering if my love thinks of me like I think of her.
Why am I lonesome thinking of someone I'm thinking only of you
Despite thinking only of my love, I feel lonely without her and wonder why.
My Carolina sunshine girl you have turned my heart to stone
My love in Carolina has caused me great pain and made my heart feel hard and unfeeling.
My Carolina sunshine girl you have left me all alone
My love has abandoned me and I am alone without her.
I wonder why I sit and cry
I question why I am always weeping over my lost love.
When I really should laugh at your photograph
Instead of crying, I should be happy when I look at her picture.
For you're the sweetest angel in this world
My love is the most wonderful and angelic person in the entire world.
And I love love love you my Carolina sunshine girl
I love my Carolina sunshine girl more than anything in the whole world.
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: JIMMIE RODGERS
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