Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World by Israel Kamamawiwo’ole

Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
and the dreams that I dream of
Once in a lullabye,
Somewhere over the rainbow
Blue birds fly
and the dreams that I dream of
Dreams really do come true
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 dream that I dare to
Oh why, oh why can’t I
Well I see trees of green and
Red roses too
I’ll watch them grow 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 be
I like tha dark
An I think to myself
What a wonderful world
The colors of the rainbow
So Pretty in the sky
How also all the faces
Of people passin by
I see friends shakin hands
Sayin, How do you do
They’re really sayin’
I, I love you
I hear babies crying, I
Watch them grow
They’ll learn much more
Than we all know,
An 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 e e
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 dream that ya dare to
Why, oh why can’t I

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