Dolly Parton

Released: January 23, 1984

Songwriter: Gale Garnett

Producer: Val Garay

[Chorus]
We'll sing in the sunshine
We'll laugh every day
We'll sing in the sunshine
And I'll be on my way

[Verse 1]
I will never love you
The cost of love's too dear
But though I'll never love you
I'll live with you one year

[Chorus]
We'll sing in the sunshine
We'll laugh every day
We'll sing in the sunshine
And I'll be on my way

[Verse 2]
I'll sing to you each morning
I'll kiss you every night
But darling, don't cling to me
I'll soon be out of sight

[Chorus]
We'll sing in the sunshine
We'll laugh every day
We'll sing in the sunshine
And I'll be on my way

[Verse 3]
My daddy he once told me
Hey, don't you love you any man
Just take what they can give you
And give but what you can

[Chorus]
We'll sing in the sunshine
We'll laugh every day
We'll sing in the sunshine
And I'll be on my way

[Verse 4]
And when our year has ended
And I have gone away
I'll often speak about you
And this is what I'll say

[Verse 5]
You know we sang in the sunshine
We laughed every day
We sang in the sunshine
Then I went on my way

Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actress, author, and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music

Beginning her career as a child performer, Parton issued a few modestly successful singles from 1959 through the mid-1960s, showcasing her distinctive soprano voice. She came to greater prominence in 1967 as a featured performer on singer Porter Wagoner’s weekly television program; their first duet single, a cover of Tom Paxton’s “The Last Thing on My Mind”, was a top-ten hit on the country singles charts, and led to several successful albums before they ended their partnership in 1974. Moving towards mainstream pop music, Parton’s 1977 single “Here You Come Again” was a success on both the country and pop charts. A string of pop-country hits followed into the mid-1980s, the most successful being her 1981 hit 9 to 5" (from the film of the same name), and her 1983 duet with Kenny Rogers “Islands in the Stream”, both of which topped the U.S. pop and country singles charts. A pair of albums recorded with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris were among her later successes. In the late 1990s, Parton returned to classic country/bluegrass with a series of acclaimed recordings

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