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That Lucky Old SunAretha Franklin

Songwriter: Beasley Smith Haven Gillespie

Producer: John Hammond

[Verse 1]
Up in the morning, out on the job
Work like the devil for my pay
While that lucky old sun's got nothing to do
But roll, roll around heaven all day

[Verse 2]
Now, I've got to, work for my family, and toil for my kids
Sweat until I'm wrinkled and gray, gray
While that lucky old sun's got nothing to do
But roll around heaven all day

[Bridge]
Good Lord up above, don't you know I'm pining?
Tears all in, all in my eyes
Send down Your cloud with a silver lining
And lift me to paradise, oh

[Verse 3]
Show me, show me that river, and take me across
And wash all of my troubles, wash them away
While that lucky old sun ain't got nothing to do
But roll around Your heaven all day

[Bridge]
Now, good Lord, dear Lord
Can't you see, can't you see that I'm trying?
Tears all in, all in my eyes
Now send down Your cloud with a silver lining
And lift me, lift me to paradise, and oh yeah

[Verse 4]
Show me, show me that river, and Lord, take me across
And I wonder will You wash all of my troubles, Lord, wash them away
While that lucky old sun's got nothing to do
But roll, roll around heaven all day

[Outro]
That lucky old sun ain't got nothing to do
But roll, roll, roll around heaven all day, yeah

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin is both a 20th and 21st century musical and cultural icon known simply by her first Aretha. She is the reigning and undisputed “Queen Of Soul” with a legacy that spans five decades. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Aretha began her career singing gospel at her father, minister C. L. Franklin’s church as a child. In 1960, at the age of 18, Aretha embarked on a secular career, recording for Columbia Records with modest success.

After moving to Atlantic Records in 1967, she released a steady string of US top ten hits through 1973 including “Spanish Harlem”, “Chain Of Fools”, “Baby I Love You”, “Since You’ve Been Gone”, “Daydreaming”, “The House That Jack Built”, “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", ”Think“ and her first chart-topper “Respect” – a song that also won Aretha her first of 18 Grammys. During this time, several of her songs were also successful overseas.

By the mid-70s, Aretha’s commercial success waned and she left Atlantic for Clive Davis' Arista Records in 1980. Her 1982 song “Jump to It,” returned her to the top 40 for the first time in six years. 1985’s Who’s Zoomin' Who? got her back into the top 10 twice with its title track and “Freeway Of Love”. Four more songs reached the top 40 through 1986.

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