"April Showers" is a 1921 popular song composed by Louis Silvers with lyrics by B. G. De Sylva.

History

The song was introduced in the 1921 Broadway musical Bombo, where it was performed by Al Jolson. It became a well-known Jolson standard: the first of his several recordings of the song was on Columbia Records in October 1921. It has also been recorded by many other artists. Spike Jones and Doodles Weaver produced a parody that began with the lyrics: "When April showers, she never closes the curtain..." The British comedians Morecambe and Wise performed a skit featuring the song, which involved a light sprinkling of water drizzling on straight man Ernie Wise whenever he sang it, but a bucket of water being thrown over Eric Morecambe whenever he did the same.

Film appearances

Recorded versions

Lyrics

Below are the lyrics of the 1921 version, which is out of copyright. Verse 1 Verse 2 Chorus