The song:
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are grey
You’ll never know, dear, how much I love you!
Please don’t take my sunshine away!
Pa and Evelyn would burst into the song whenever Clare got a really good sulk on
King family –
Naomi’s family growing up
From the song You are my Sunshine (1933 or 1937 or 1940 by Paul Rice or Oliver Hood or Jimmie Davis & Charles Mitchell – disputed), covered by Bing Crosby, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, Carly Simon, Aretha Franklin, the yes-really band leader Wayne King, and many others