Cover art for On the Sunny Side of the Street by Nat “King” Cole

On the Sunny Side of the Street

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On the Sunny Side of the Street Lyrics

Get your coat and get your hat
Leave your worries on the doorstep
Just direct your feet
To the sunny, sunny side of the street

Can't you hear a pitter-pat?
Of that happy tune is your step
Life can be so sweet
On the sunny, sunny side of the street

I used to walk in the shade
With those blues on parade
I'm not afraid
Because my worries are over and the rover crossed over

If I never have a cent
I'd be rich as Rockefeller
Gold dust at my feet
On the sunny, sunny side of the street

I used to walk in the shade
With my blues on parade
I'm not afraid
Because my worries are over and the rover crossed over

If I never have a cent
I'd be rich as Rockefeller
Gold dust at my feet
On the sunny, sunny side of the street
On the sunny, sunny side of the street

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1940
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