Wait ‘Till the Sun Shines, Nellie” is a 1905 popular song with music written by Harry Von Tilzer and lyrics by Andrew B. Sterling. The first recorded versions were by Byron G. Harlan and Harry Tally. Bing Crosby and Mary Martin sang it in the 1941 film Birth of the Blues and also recorded it for Decca Records on March 13, 1942. Harry James recorded a version in 1941 on Columbia.