When the Sun Goes Down

This is one of those "lyrics by various artists" songs, performed admirably by pianist LeRoy Carr accompanied, by Scrapper Blackwell on guitar, way back when.

In the evening, in the evening
When there's no one else around;
In the evening, baby
When there's no one else around,
Ain't it lonesome, ain't in lonesome babe,
When your love is not around?
When the sun goes down.

Last night I lay sleeping,
I was thinking to myself.
Last night I lay sleeping,
I was thinking to myself.
Well what I been thinking is
why that the one you love
Will mistreat you for someone else,
When the sun goes down.

The sun rises in the east
And it sets up in the west.
The sun rises in the east, mama,
And it sets up in the west;
And it's hard to tell, it's hard to tell
Which one will treat you the best
When the sun goes down.

Yeah-ay-hay
Oo-hoo-wee
Yeah hay
Hee hoo oh
Yeah hi
Hoo hoo ee

Good-bye old sweetheart and pals.
Yes, I'm going away;
But I may be back to see you again
Some old rainy day,
Well, in the evening, in the evening
When the sun goes down;
When the sun goes down.

Carr's quiet and reflective treatment of this gentle lament is an early thirties classic. Unfortunately, LeRoy Carr did not live to record many more gems like this one. He was felled by that old devil alcohol at a young age.

If you have a strong desire to hear it, Amazon will sell you the MP3 for 89 cents on your credit card.