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The Sun Never Shines on the Poor

[Richard Thompson]

The Sun Never Shines on the Poor is a song by Richard Thompson from his and Linda Thompson’s 1975 Island album Hokey Pokey.

Trevor Lucas sang The Sun Never Shines on the Poor live at The Troubadour Cafe, South Melbourne, Australia, in October 1984. This recording was released in 1989 as one of three Richard Thompson songs on his cassette The Attic Tracks Vol. 2.

Doggerland sang The Sun Never Shines on the Poor on their 2017 CD No Sadness of Farewell. They noted:

Shades of Kurt Weill in this song from Richard & Linda Thompson’s album Hokey Pokey (1975). Nobody does wry desparation better than Thompson!

Lyrics

Please find the lyrics for this song at Richard Thompson’s website.