Everybody oughta sing a happy song be thankful to be a livin'

The good things that you get are just interest on your givin'

And walkin' a mile kind words in a smile to everyone you meet all along

Can multiply with each passin' by and we all sing a happy song



Well it's a sad ol' world that we're a livin' a man told me yesterday

Well he said I didn't have any reason to care cause tomorrow I'd be blown away

Well I wanted was he right and I wear all night until the new day came along

Then the sun shone bright and the world looked bright so I sang me a happy song

Everybody oughta sing...

[ guitar ]

Well today you need a program to see who to shootin' who

And I hear folks a sayin' that tomorrow we'll all be through

Cause we got a bum and they got a bum and all God's children got a bum

I don't know what's wrong but we'll all get along if we just sing a happy song

Everybody oughta sing...

Everybody oughta sing...

Can multiply with each passin' by and we all sing a happy song