Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World

Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

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Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

Israel Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole, Hawaiian for 'the fearless eye, the bold face'; May 20, 1959 – June 26, 1997), also called Bruddah Iz or IZ, was a Native Hawaiian singer-lyricist, musician and Hawaiian sovereignty activist. more »


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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

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Ooh
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Ooh, uh, uh, eh, uh-uh
Uh-uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-uh-uh

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Written by: Yip Harburg, Harold Arlen

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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