About If You’re Happy and You Know It#
If You’re Happy and You Know It is an action song: it names a small motion and then leaves a gap for everyone to do it before the line finishes. Clapping and stomping in those gaps is what makes it such a reliable way to settle a restless group of children.
Its exact origins are murky, and no single author can be reliably named. Part of the fun is the way the verses stack, with the final round asking you to do every motion at once.
On the six-hole ocarina the melody stays within an easy range from C to B, and the built-in pauses for the actions give you natural spots to breathe between phrases.
If You’re Happy and You Know It Lyrics#
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it.
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it, stomp your feet.
If you’re happy and you know it, stomp your feet.
If you’re happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it.
If you’re happy and you know it, stomp your feet.
If you’re happy and you know it, shout “Hurray!”
If you’re happy and you know it, shout “Hurray!”
If you’re happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it.
If you’re happy and you know it, shout “Hurray!”
If you’re happy and you know it, do all three.
If you’re happy and you know it, do all three.
If you’re happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it.
If you’re happy and you know it, do all three.
If You’re Happy and You Know It Ocarina Tab#
| C | C | F | F | F | F | F | F | E | F | G |
| C | C | G | G | G | G | G | G | F | G | A |
| A | A | B | B | B | B | D | D | |||
| B | B | A | A | A | G | F | F | |||
| A | A | G | G | G | F | E | E | D | E | F |