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Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy Lyrics
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Here's a little song I wrote
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You might want to sing it note for note
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Don't worry, be happy
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In every life we have some trouble
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But when you worry, you make it double
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Don't worry, be happy
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Don't worry, be happy now
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(Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry
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(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) be happy
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(Ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry, be happy
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(Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry
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(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) be happy
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(Ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry, be happy
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Ain't got no place to lay your head
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Somebody came and took your bed
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Don't worry, be happy
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The landlord say your rent is late
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He may have to litigate
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Don't worry, be happy (look at me, I'm happy)
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(Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry
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(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) be happy
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(Ooh-ooh-ooh) hey I give you my phone number
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When you worry, call me, I make you happy
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(Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry
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(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) be happy
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(Ooh-ooh-ooh)
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Ain't got no cash, ain't got no style
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Ain't got no gal to make you smile
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But don't worry, be happy
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'Cause when you worry your face will frown
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And that will bring everybody down
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So don't worry, be happy
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Don't worry, be happy now
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(Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry
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(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) be happy
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(Ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry, be happy
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(Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry
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(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) be happy
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(Ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry, be happy
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Now there is this song I wrote
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I hope you learned it note for note, like good little children
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Don't worry, be happy
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Now listen to what I said, in your life expect some trouble
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But when you worry, you make it double
+
But don't worry, be happy, be happy now
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(Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry
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(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) be happy
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(Ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry, be happy
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(Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry
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(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) be happy
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(Ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry, be happy
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(Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry, don't worry
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(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) don't do it, be happy
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(Ooh-ooh-ooh) put a smile in your face, don't bring everybody down like this
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(Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry
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(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) it will soon pass, whatever it is
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(Ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry, be happy
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(Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) I'm not worried
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(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) I'm happy
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Here's a little song I wrote
+
You might want to sing it note for note
+
Don't worry, be happy
+
In every life we have some trouble
+
But when you worry, you make it double
+
Don't worry, be happy
+
Don't worry, be happy now
+
(Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry
+
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) be happy
+
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry, be happy
+
(Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry
+
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) be happy
+
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry, be happy
+
Ain't got no place to lay your head
+
Somebody came and took your bed
+
Don't worry, be happy
+
The landlord say your rent is late
+
He may have to litigate
+
Don't worry, be happy (look at me, I'm happy)
+
(Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry
+
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) be happy
+
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) hey I give you my phone number
+
When you worry, call me, I make you happy
+
(Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry
+
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) be happy
+
(Ooh-ooh-ooh)
+
Ain't got no cash, ain't got no style
+
Ain't got no gal to make you smile
+
But don't worry, be happy
+
'Cause when you worry your face will frown
+
And that will bring everybody down
+
So don't worry, be happy
+
Don't worry, be happy now
+
(Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry
+
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) be happy
+
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry, be happy
+
(Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry
+
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) be happy
+
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry, be happy
+
Now there is this song I wrote
+
I hope you learned it note for note, like good little children
+
Don't worry, be happy
+
Now listen to what I said, in your life expect some trouble
+
But when you worry, you make it double
+
But don't worry, be happy, be happy now
+
(Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry
+
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) be happy
+
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry, be happy
+
(Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry
+
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) be happy
+
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry, be happy
+
(Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry, don't worry
+
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) don't do it, be happy
+
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) put a smile in your face, don't bring everybody down like this
+
(Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry
+
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) it will soon pass, whatever it is
+
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) don't worry, be happy
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(Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) I'm not worried
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(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) I'm happy
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Writer: Robert McFerrin Jr.
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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"Don't Worry, Be Happy" is a 1988 song by Bobby McFerrin, released as the first single from his album Simple Pleasures (1988). It was the first a cappella song to reach number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, a position it held for two weeks. Originally released in conjunction with the film Cocktail, the song peaked at number-one on September 24, 1988, displacing "Sweet Child o' Mine" by Guns N' Roses.

Indian spiritual Guru Meher Baba (1894-1969) often used the expression "Don't worry, be happy" when cabling his followers in the West, and the expression was printed on inspirational cards and posters during the 1960s. In 1988, McFerrin noticed a similar poster in the apartment of jazz duo Tuck & Patti in San Francisco,[citation needed] and he was inspired by the expression's charm and simplicity. He wrote and recorded the song for his album Simple Pleasures and it was included in the soundtrack of the movie Cocktail, which subsequently led to it becoming a hit single the next year.

The song also peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart and number seven on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. It hit number one in Australia and stayed there for 7 weeks. It was also a hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number two during its fifth week on the UK Singles Chart. In Canada, the song reached number one in its eighth week. One critic noted it as a "formula for facing life's trials".

At the 1989 Grammy Awards, "Don't Worry, Be Happy" won the awards for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

In 2024, the single was selected for preservation in the United States National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Performed by: Bobby McFerrin
Genre(s): Reggae, jazz, pop, One Hit Wonder
Written by: Robert McFerrin Jr.
Produced by: Linda Goldstein
Released: July 24th, 1988
Year: 1988
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