'kay, this one's for Gabby

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ooh ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh

Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
And the dreams that you dream of once in a lullaby, oh
Somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds fly
And the dreams that you dream of
Dreams really do come true, ooh

Someday I'll wish upon a star
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney top
That's where you'll find me, oh

Somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds fly
And the dreams that you dare to
Oh why, oh why can't I? I

Well, I see trees of green and red roses too
I'll watch then bloom for me and you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world

Well, I see skies of blue and I see clouds of white
And the brightness of day, I like the dark
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world

The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people passing by
I see friends shakin' hands saying, "How do you do?"
They're really saying, "I, I love you"

I hear babies cry and I watch them grow
They'll learn much more than we'll know
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world, world

Someday I'll wish upon a star
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney top
That's where you'll find me, oh

Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
And the dreams that you dare to
Why, oh why can't I? I

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ooh ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ugh, ugh, ugh


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Somewhere Over The Rainbow / What A Wonderful World Lyrics as written by Harold Arlen Yip Harburg

Lyrics © CONSALAD CO., Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, O/B/O DistroKid

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    i find this song horribly depressing. when i listen to it, i feel like he's sayin, "i wanna get outta here and go to this 'wonderful world'...coz this one isn't so wonderful..." Someday I'll wish upon a star Wake up where the clouds are far behind....me Where trouble melts like lemon drops High above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me

    Oh, Somwhere over the rainbow Blue birds fly And the dream that you dare to Why oh why can't I

    guitar_girl1on January 06, 2005   Link

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