Well, I don't care if the sun don't shine.
I get my lovin' in the evening time
When I'm with my baby.

Well, it ain't no fun with the sun around.
I get going when the sun goes down
And I'm with my baby.

Well, that's when we're gonna kiss and kiss and kiss and kiss,
And we're gonna kiss some more.
Who cares how many times we kiss,
'Cause at a time like this, who keeps score?

Well, I don't care if the sun don't shine
I get my loving in the evening time
When I meet my baby.

And it don't matter if it's sleet or snow,
The drive-in's cozy when the lights are low
And I'm with my baby.

Makes no difference if the rain comes down
I don't notice when she's around.
Oh boy, what a baby.

Well, that's when we're gonna kiss and kiss and kiss and kiss and
We're gonna kiss some more.
Well, one kiss from my baby doll
Makes me hot-
More more more more.

Well, I don't care if the sun don't shine
I get my loving in the evening time
When I'm with my baby.

Well, that's when we're gonna kiss and kiss and kiss and kiss and
We're gonna kiss some more.
Well, one kiss from my baby doll
Makes me hot-
More more more more.

Well, I don't care if the sun don't shine
I get my loving in the evening time
When I'm with my baby.

1954, SUN 210, Good Rockin' Tonight / I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine

First recorded:

Sun Studios, Memphis, December 8 - 20, 1954

I Don't Care if the Sun Don't Shine was written by Mack David in 1949 for the Walt Disney animated film Cinderella. It was not used, however. In 1950, several versions of the song were released. Perhaps the first was Patti Page's (Mercury 5296). Others soon followed, including those by LeRoy Holmes (MGM 10685) and Dean Martin (Capitol 981). In 1951 Georgia Gibbs had a popular version of I Don't Care if the Sun Don't Shine on Coral Records (Coral 60210).

Elvis recorded I Don't Care if the Sun Don't Shine on September 10, 1954, at Sun Records. Marion Keisker added a verse to Elvis's version and Buddy Cunningham played drums (actually, an empty record box). He's never been credited on the session.

When Elvis signed with RCA Records in November 1955, RCA reissued all five of his Sun singles. On the strength of its appearance on the EP Any Way You Want Me, I Don't Care if the Sun Don't Shine reached #74 on Billboard's Top 100 chart in October 1956, staying on the chart for six weeks.