Keep on the sunny side - wikipedia Keep on the sunny side This is the current revision of this page, as edited by 83.250. 225.219 ( talk ) at 06 : 14, 25 July 2017. The present address ( URL ) is a permanent link to this version. Revision as of 06 : 14, 25 July 2017 by 83.250. 225.219 ( talk ) ( diff ) ← Previous revision Latest revision ( diff ) Newer revision → ( diff ) 1902 sheet music by Blenkhorn and Entwisle in a Pentecostal Hymn Book Keep on the Sunny Side is a popular American song originally written in 1899 by Ada Blenkhorn ( 1858 -- 1927 ) with music by J. Howard Entwisle ( 1866 -- 1903 ). The song was popularized in a 1928 recording by the Carter Family. A recording of the song with The Whites was featured in the 2000 movie O Brother, Where Art Thou ?. A variant, `` Stay on the Sunny Side '', is sometimes sung as a campfire song. It features only the chorus, with some altered lyrics ( `` You 'll feel no pain as we drive you insane '' ), with knock - knock jokes being told between choruses. Contents 1 History 2 Lyrics 3 References 4 External links History In 1899 Ada Blenkhorn was inspired to write the Christian hymn by a phrase used by her nephew. Blenkhorn 's nephew was disabled and always wanted his wheelchair pushed down `` the sunny side '' of the street. The Carter Family learned of the song from A.P. Carter 's uncle who was a music teacher, and they recorded the song in Camden, New Jersey in 1928. `` Keep on the Sunny Side '' became their theme song on the radio in later years. A.P. Carter 's tombstone has a gold record of the song embedded in it. In later years, the Carter Family treated `` Keep on the Sunny Side '' as a theme song of sorts. A 1964 album by the Carter Family ( with special guest vocalist Johnny Cash ) was titled Keep On the Sunny Side, and Cash recorded a version for his 1974 album The Junkie and the Juicehead Minus Me accompanied by June Carter Cash, Johnny Cash 's daughter Rosanne Cash and June Carter 's daughters Carlene Carter and Rosie Nix Adams. June Carter Cash also recorded a version for her final solo album, Wildwood Flower, released posthumously in 2003. Lyrics There 's a dark and a troubled side of life ; There 's a bright and a sunny side, too ; Tho ' we meet with the darkness and strife, The sunny side we also may view. ( chorus ) Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side, Keep on the sunny side of life ; It will help us every day, it will brighten all the way, If we keep on the sunny side of life. Tho ' the storm in its fury break today, Crushing hopes that we cherished so dear, Storm and cloud will in time pass away, The sun again will shine bright and clear. Let us greet with a song of hope each day, Tho ' the moments be cloudy or fair ; Let us trust in our Savior always, Who keepeth everyone in His care. References Jump up ^ `` Stay On the Sunny Side Song ''. Jump up ^ Mary A. Bufwack ; Robert K. Oermann ( 2003 ). Finding her voice : women in country music, 1800 - 2000. Google Books. Country Music Foundation Press. ISBN 9780826514325. Retrieved July 15, 2009. Jump up ^ Dorothy Horstman ( 1996 ). Sing your heart out, country boy. Country Music Foundation. Jump up ^ keeponthesunnyside.com Accessed 2011 - 10 - 13. External links Henry Date ; EA Hoffman ; TC O'Kane ; William Warren Bentley ( 1902 ). Pentecostal Hymns, Number Three ; a Winnowed Collection for Evangelistic Services, Young People 's Societies and Sunday Schools. Google Books. Chicago : Hope Pub. Co. p. 28. Retrieved July 15, 2009. The free score on www.traditional-songs.com Carter Family A.P. Carter Sara Carter Maybelle Carter Helen Carter Anita Carter June Carter Cash Ezra Carter Janette Carter Joe Carter John Carter Cash Laura Cash Compilation albums Anchored in Love ( 1993 ) My Clinch Mountain Home ( 1993 ) When the Roses Bloom in Dixieland ( 1995 ) Worried Man Blues ( 1995 ) Sunshine in the Shadows ( 1997 ) Give Me the Roses While I Live ( 1997 ) Gold Watch and Chain ( 1998 ) Last Sessions ( 1998 ) Longing for Old Virginia ( 1998 ) Songs `` Can the Circle Be Unbroken ( By and By ) '' `` Engine One - Forty - Three '' `` Keep On the Sunny Side '' `` No Depression in Heaven '' `` Single Girl, Married Girl '' `` Wabash Cannonball '' `` When I 'm Gone '' `` Wildwood Flower '' `` Worried Man Blues '' Related albums Anchored in Love : A Tribute to June Carter Cash ( 2007 ) A Living Legend ( 1965 ) Related places A.P. and Sara Carter House A.P. Carter Homeplace A.P. Carter Store Maybelle and Ezra Carter House Mt. Vernon Methodist Church Hendersonville Memory Gardens Related musical acts Carlene Carter Mother Maybelle & the Carter Sisters Johnny Cash Rosanne Cash Rosie Nix Adams Chet Atkins Robbie Harden Dale Jett Biopics Walk the Line Ring of Fire Related Discography Carter Family Fold Carter Family picking The Johnny Cash Show Sunny Side of Life ( 1985 documentary ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keep_On_the_Sunny_Side&oldid=792217882 '' Categories : American folk songs Carter Family songs 1899 songs 1928 songs Talk Article Talk More Contents About Wikipedia Italiano 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 25 July 2017, at 06 : 14. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote keep on the sunny side of life
Answer: Ada Blenkhorn