These songs either sing about being happy, make you want to be happy, or both! A little folksy, a little country, americana or even Cajun, they hit the happy spot.
Be Happy (lyrics)
Verse 1
Eighty years are all you get give or take a few
You can choose the ones you’re with or maybe they’ll choose you
There’ll be loved ones to enjoy, In-laws you want to destroy
You may raise a mamma’s boy or Children of the Corn
Life can spin a fairytale or ride you like a storm
Chorus
So Be Happy smilin’ at a sunrise – Be Happy
Be Happy cryin’ when your dog dies – Be Happy
Win or lose, you can choose
Whether your life will be up or be down
Sunny or blue, smile or frown
So Be Happy
Verse 2
You could land the perfect job to make your family rich
But if your boss is just a snob life could be a bit of trouble
I prefer a bottled water with my son-in-law and daughter
To fancy food without a lot of happiness to share
When life is fun, it’s two-thirds pun and one third country air
Chorus
Be happy livin’ in a mansion – Be Happy
Be happy shivering’ in a cabin – Be Happy
Win or lose, you can choose
Whether your life will be up or be down
Sunny or blue, smile or frown
So Be Happy
Bridge
Hold that grin above your chin when you wake up in the mornin’
There’s no time to whimper and whine
Just you spend it laughin’ and a-lovin’
Outro
Be happy drivin’ in rush hour – Be Happy
Be happy soakin’ in a hot tub – Be Happy
Be happy cleanin’ up the kitchen – Be Happy
Be happy being with each other…
Be Happy
A Girl (lyrics)
Verse 1
I found a girl in a filbert tree
She said the craziest things to me
We laughed all day, but she never came down
Verse 2
I love a girl with emerald eyes
She’s a wonder, but I’m not surprised
Born midwinter, in the brightest sun
Chorus
Listen little girl, don’t you feel alone
Mama’s gonna get you when the cows come home
Laugh when you can, cry when you fall
But always come a-running when your daddy calls
Hey diddle diddle, no there ain’t no doubt
You’re gonna feel better when the sun comes out
Play every day, sleep at night
Do it all again in the morning light
Verse 3
There’s not a girl like the one I know
She’s a wildflower in an April snow
A friendly fire or a summer breeze
Chorus
I Wanna Be Happy (lyrics)
Verse 1
Turn my frown upside down one more time
Pretend it’s all ok
Reflection in my mirror is just a face of lies
Can’t make it go away
Wanna change the way I look
Wanna change the way I feel
Chorus
I Wanna Be Happy
I wanna love what I see
I wanna stare in my eyes and believe
I Wanna Be Happy
Verse 2
Got a pile of clothes diamond in my nose and credit cards
To buy anything I want
There was a time when I was fine with the way things are
But now I’m losing hope
Am I wanting too much?
Am I wanting enough?…
Chorus
Bridge
Every time the doctor says there’s nothing wrong inside your head
So get over it
Seems no matter how I try tears always wash away my smile
And I…I…
Chorus
Daba Daba Dooba (lyrics)
Verse 1
First thing in the mornin’ I be workin’ on music
Done made it a habit ’cause it’s so therapeutic
It might take a little while to get the brain cells bookin’
But then it’s Daba Daba Dooba and this keyboard’s a-cookin’
Verse 2
Don’t matter what the weather, it could rain or sunshine
Once we get things started – swing or second line
Can take a red hot minute to get our clubhouse footin’
But then it’s Daba Daba Dooba and the whole crowd’s a-cookin’
Chorus
Ba Daba Daba Dooba
Ba Daba Daba Dooba Doo
Gonna swing my baby
And do the boogaloo
If it’s Daba Daba Dooba
Or Daba Daba Doo
It’s gonna be a Daba Daba Dooba
A Daba Daba Dooba Doo
Verse 3
I got a five star honey
She got a first rate man
We’re tryin’ to make a little money
In a Louisiana swamp band
Oh it can take a little while
To get the horn parts hookin’
But when it’s Daba Daba Dooba
This brass Band’s a-cookin’