The Sun Has Got His Hat On

"The Sun Has Got His Hat On" is a song by Noel Gay and Ralph Butler. It is known for its appearance in the 1985 version of the musical Me and My Girl,[1] and was originally recorded in 1932 by two popular UK dance bands – Ambrose and his Orchestra, with vocals by Sam Browne, and by the Henry Hall BBC Dance Orchestra with vocals by Val Rosing.[2]

  1. ^ Morley, Sheridan (2004). "Gay, Noel (1898–1954)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/56656. Retrieved 12 May 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ Rust, Brian. "The Dance Bands". Rustbooks, 1972, p. 358.