Sep 27, 2026 · 3 min · 4 segments
From the first of the Kraft Music Hall series, October 2, 1947, here are Al Jolson and Charlie McCarthy, the puppet persona of Edgar Bergen, with a unique rendition of "Sonny Boy." This arrangement…
Listen, Al.
Stop dilly-dallying, Al.
Climb down there on the floor and start working, huh?
Well, you talk me into it.
sunny boy, when
there are gray skies.
What don't you mind in the least? I don't mind the gray skies.
What will
I
do to them? You'll make them blue
Friends may forsake me What will you let them do? Let them all forsake me What will you still have in the end? I'll still have you
What's my name?
Where am I sent from?
You're sent from heaven.
Have I any special value?
And you know your worth.
What will I do?
You'll make a heaven.
For who, right where, on what? For me, right here on earth.
When I'm old and gray, dear.
You
Listen, Al.
Stop dilly-dallying, Al.
Climb down there on the floor and start working, huh?
Well, you talk me into it.
sunny boy, when
there are gray skies.
What don't you mind in the least? I don't mind the gray skies.
What will
I
do to them? You'll make them blue
Friends may forsake me What will you let them do? Let them all forsake me What will you still have in the end? I'll still have you
What's my name?
Where am I sent from?
You're sent from heaven.
Have I any special value?
And you know your worth.
What will I do?
You'll make a heaven.
For who, right where, on what? For me, right here on earth.
When I'm old and gray, dear.
You
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