Monday Morning Pick Me Up: Don't Worry Be Happy
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU[/embed]Is there a more simple refrain?I remember when this song first came out. You couldn't escape it. It was everywhere! Posters, t-shirts, it was on the radio like 24/7......but in a way, it is perfect. I think it is just as perfect today as it was then, if not more so.The song in and of itself is timeless. It was the first a capella song to reach #1 on the billboard charts, and stayed there for 2 weeks.Beyond that, you can't listen to the song without smiling. It's hard. And every aspect of the song is infectious... from the bass line to the melody, to that timeless refrain.I myself try not to worry. However, sometimes I can't help myself. But, I give myself a day or two to worry over something, and then I simply tuck it away. As an old coworker used to say, "fake it till you make it.". Sometimes faking a smile, before long, becomes a genuine smile, and you didn't even realize it.So, remember to Don't worry, Be happy, and be sure to remind someone else. You never know whose day you may be brightening with a smile and a kind word.
Lyrics
Don't Worry, Be HappyPerformed by Bobby McFerrinHere's a little song I wroteYou might want to sing it note for noteDon't worry be happyIn every life we have some troubleWhen you worry you make it doubleDon't worry, be happy(Don't worry, be happy now)Don't worryBe happyDon't worry, be happyDon't worryBe happyDon't worry, be happyAin't got no place to lay your headSomebody came and took your bedDon't worry, be happyThe land lord say your rent is lateHe may have to litigateDon't worry, be happy(Look at me I am happy)Don't worry, be happyHere I give you my phone numberWhen you worry call meI make you happyDon't worry, be happyAin't got no cash, ain't got no styleAin't got no girl to make you smileBut don't worry be happyCause when you worryYour face will frownAnd that will bring everybody downSo don't worry, be happy(don't worry, be happy now)Don't worryBe happyDon't worry, be happyDon't worryBe happyDon't worry, be happy[*4th verse not in radio edit]Now there is this song I wroteI hope you learn it note for noteLike good little childrenDon't worry, be happyListen to what I sayIn your life expect some troubleWhen you worryYou make it doubleBut don't worryBe happy, be happy nowDon't worryBe happyDon't worry, be happyDon't worryBe happyDon't worry, be happy[Radio edit continues here]Don't worryDon't worry don't do it, be happyPut a smile on your faceDon't bring everybody down like thisDon't worryIt will soon pass whatever it isDon't worry, be happyI'm not worried, I'm happyWriter: ADAMS/HEDGES/BRACEGIRDLE/BRANNIGANCopyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group