Lyric The End of the World by Julie London

'The End Of The World' (Arthur Kent / Sylvia Dee).

Why does the sun go on shining?
Why does the sea rush to shore?
Don't they know it's the end of the world
'Cause you don't love me anymore?

Why do the birds go on singing?
Why do the stars glow above?
Don't they know it's the end of the world?
It ended when I lost your love.

I wake up in the morning and I wonder
Why ev'rything's the same as it was
I can't understand, no I can't understand
How life goes on the way it does.

Why does my heart go on beating?
Why do these eyes of mine cry?
Don't they know it's the end of the world ?
It ended when you said goodbye.

Don't they know it's the end of the world?
It ended when you said goodbye.

© 1962  Music Sales Corporation ( ASCAP ) & Edward Proffitt Music

I'm rather surprised to hear this song - this GREAT song - called 'Julie London's The End of the World'. I thought the canonical version was by some full-on country singer. Maybe 'canonical' is inapt: maybe there are just multiple versions of songs like this, none pre-eminent. Anyway, I have loads of time for JL and loads of time for the song - just don't particularly associate the two.

Full-on country singer = Skeeter Davis.

...and don't forget the full-on-cheesy-version by Twinkle

And the still cheesier version by Sonia ...