Somewhere Over The Rainbow / What A Wonderful World lyrics

Somewhere over the rainbow

Way up high

And the dreams that you dreamed of

Once in a lullaby

Oh, somewhere over the rainbow

Blue birds fly

And the dreams that you dreamed 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 bluebirds fly

And the dream that you dare to, oh why, oh why can't I?

Well, I see trees of green and red roses too

I'll watch them 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 shaking 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 dream that you dare to, why, oh why can't I?

• Artist:Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
• Album:Ka ʻAnoʻi [1990] / Facing Future [1993]