Gerry and The Pacemakers: “Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying”

Gerry & the Pacemakers were the second group be signed by manager Brian Epstein (after The Beatles). They were part of the Merseybeat sound emanating from Liverpool, UK. This was their second hit in the US.

This hit song that spread their popularity to a new continent was actually written by the band themselves. This song by Gerry & the Pacemakers actually did better in the United States (#4) than it did in the UK (#6)! Gerry & the Pacemakers rode the success of this tune straight into a career-changing opportunity on The Ed Sullivan Show.

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Lyrics for Gerry & the Pacemakers’ “Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying”

Don’t let the sun catch you cryin’

The night’s the time for all your tears

Your heart may be broken tonight

But tomorrow in the morning light

Don’t let the sun catch you cryin’

The night-time shadows disappear

And with them go all your tears

For the morning will bring joy

For every girl and boy

So don’t let the sun catch you cryin’

 

So don’t let the sun catch you cryin’

We know that cryin’s not a bad thing

But stop your cryin’ when the birds sing

It may be hard to discover

That you’ve been left for another

But don’t forget that love’s a game

And it can always come again

Oh don’t let the sun catch you cryin’

Don’t let the sun catch you cryin’, oh no

Oh, oh, oh”

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