Wait Till The Sun Shines Nellie

"Wait 'Till the Sun Shines, Nellie" is a 1905 popular song with music written by Harry Von Tilzer and lyrics by Andrew B. Sterling.

"Wait 'Till the Sun Shines, Nellie" has been recorded many times and is now considered a pop standard. The first recorded versions were by Byron G. Harlan, and Harry Tally.

Bing Crosby and Mary Martin sang it in the 1941 film Birth of the Blues and also recorded it for Decca Records on March 13, 1942.Harry James recorded a version in 1941 on Columbia 36466.

In a long-standing tradition, floor traders at the sing this song on the last trading day of every year and on Christmas Eve. The song has been the stock exchange anthem at least back as far as 1934. It is also a popular song in barbershop music.

It appeared as a country music hit, as performed by the Golden Memory Boys in the summer of 1940.

Shortly before his death in 1959, Buddy Holly made a recording of this at his home in New York City.

A sample of the song appears on the Roger Waters album Amused to Death, at the end of the track "What God Wants (Part III)".

The song has been featured in many films and found ideal for the purpose of evoking a period flavor.

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