Lyrics to Was A Sunny Day

This version of Was A Sunny Day was released by Paul Simon in 1973.

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Was a sunny day
Not a cloud was in the sky
Not a negative word was heared
From the people passing by
Was a sunny day
All the birdies in the trees
And the radio’s singing song
All the favorite melodies

He was a navy man
Stationed in Newport News
She was a high school queen
With nothing left to lose

CHORUS

Her name was Lorelei
She was his only girl
She called him Speedoo
But his Christian name
Was Mr.Earl

CHORUS

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About Lyrics and Was A Sunny Day by Paul Simon

The lyrics for Was A Sunny Day are defined as the words making up the song released by Paul Simon in 1973. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Was A Sunny Day have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Paul Simon and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Was A Sunny Day by Paul Simon if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Was A Sunny Day" means the words set to the music of Was A Sunny Day, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Paul Simon. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Was A Sunny Day and the lyrics to Was A Sunny Day are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Paul Simon who came here looking just for the lyrics to Was A Sunny Day, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.