Sung here by Anne Milligan on the 2008 album
"Thoughts of Home: Traditional American Folk Music"

1. There's a dark and a troubled side of life.

But there's a bright and a sunny side too.

Though you meet with the darkness and strife,

The sunny side you also may view.

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Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side.

Keep on the sunny side of life.

It will help us every day, it will brighten all the way,

If we'll keep on the sunny side of life.

2. Though the storm and its furies rage today

Crushing hope that we cherish so dear.

The cloud and storm will in time pass away,

And the sun again will shine bright and clear.

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3. Let us greet with a song of hope each day,

Though the moment be cloudy or fair.

And let us trust in our Saviour always,

He'll keep us everyone in His care

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