Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah

"Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" is a Disney song from the 1946 film Song of the South. It was sung by Uncle Remus as a segue to the first animated Br'er Rabbit segment. Two reprises were sung throughout the film: one where Johnny gives Ginny a ride on a boat across the pond where it was briefly sung and later at the end of the film, by Johnny, Ginny, and Toby, with Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Frog, and other critters. "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" won the Academy Award for Best Song.
Despite Disney not releasing the film on any home video format in the United States, due to accusations of racism and stereotypes of African Americans, the song is the only element from it that has still been actively marketed, and it remains a well-known one, appearing in various media, most notably at Splash Mountain and, prior to that, it was remixed to be part of the Main Street Electrical Parade's Neon Finale unit, which lasted from 1977 to 1978. Before that, it was also the finale for the Mickey Mouse Revue. The song was featured in the Alan Arkin episode of The Muppet Show. Donald Duck quacks the song at the very beginning of the 1948 short, Soup's On, and Goofy sings it in "Man's Best Friend".
In the early years of the Disney Channel, an instrumental version of the song was often used as background music for bumpers and promos. The Mickey Mouse Disco version of the song was also used for a DTV music video in the 1980s, using clips from Donald's Off Day, Flowers and Trees, Donald's Vacation, Self Control, and Springtime for Pluto.
It was also ranked #77 on the list AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs, along with "Hakuna Matata" (#99), "Someday My Prince Will Come" (#19), "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" (#36), "Wind Beneath My Wings" (#44), "When You Wish Upon a Star" (#7), "Beauty and the Beast" (#62), and "The Rainbow Connection" (#74). It is one of only seven songs from Disney that made the cut.
On the Disney's Sing Along Songs video, Disneyland Fun, the song is performed over a montage of visitors, along with Chip, Dale, and Roger Rabbit, riding Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Splash Mountain, Star Tours, Star Jets, the Matterhorn Bobsleds, and the monorail. This version used a new rap portion created as part of Splash Mountain's promotional media push that has since become an internet meme.
It is sung in another Sing Along Songs video, Pongo and Perdita, as the opening song.
Tom Hanks sang it in Splash and Angela Lansbury sang it on The Best of Disney Music: A Legacy in Song. It was performed by several child actors, in several musical styles, in the 1993 Touchstone Pictures release Life with Mikey.
The late Ric Ocasek sang the song in Simply Mad About the Mouse.
The song is referenced in the Kim Possible episode "The Golden Years"; upon learning he has captured Kim's grandmother, Dr. Drakken proclaims that it's "a zip-a-dee-doo-dah day!"
In 2020, due to the controversial nature of the film the song originated from, the song was removed from the Disneyland entrance area music medley, and a Mickey Mouse ornament that played the song was pulled. It was also since removed from the "Festival of Fantasy Parade" at Walt Disney World and the "Magic Happens" parade at Disneyland. However, the above-mentioned Muppet Show episode featuring the song can still be found on Disney+.
==Lyrics==
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Original lyrics=
Uncle Remus: It happened on one of them Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah days.
Now that's the kind of day when you can't open your mouth,
Without a song jumpin' right out of it.
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
My oh my what a wonderful day
Plenty of sunshine headin' my way
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Mr. Bluebird's on my shoulder
It's the truth
It's actual
Everything is satisfactual
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Wonderful feeling
Wonderful day
Yessssssir.
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
My oh my what a wonderful day
Moles: Oh, plenty of sunshine headin' our way
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Uncle Remus: Mr. Bluebird's on my shoulder
It's the truth (Hummingbirds: Mm-hmm)
It's actual (Hummingbirds: Mmmmmm...)
Everything is satisfactual
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Wonderful feeling
Feeling this way
(buzzing with the bees)
Zum, zum, zum, zum, zum, zum, zum
Zum, zum, zum, zum, zum, zum, zum
Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom a-boo!
Mr. Bluebird's on my shoulder
It is the truth (Bees: Mm-mm!)
It's actual (Hummingbirds: Mm-mmm!)
Huh?
What is dat bluebird?
(Mr. Bluebird whistles)
Mm-hmm!
Everything is satisfactual
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Wonderful feeling
Wonderful day*
*In the film, the word "Day" was cut off when Uncle Remus hears Br'er Rabbit attempting to leave the Briar Patch, although in the soundtrack releases of this version, this word remains uncut.
|-|Finale reprise version=
All: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
My oh my what a wonderful day
Plenty of sunshine headin' my way
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Johnny: Mr. Bluebird's on my shoulder
Ginny Favers: It is the truth
It's actual
Toby: Everything is satisfactual
All: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Wonderful feeling
Wonderful day
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
My oh my what a wonderful day
Plenty of sunshine headin' my way...
Br'er Rabbit: Howdy do! How do you do?
All: Oh, hello there Br'er Rabbit! Hi, Br'er Rabbit!
Br'er Rabbit: Yes, sir! This here's one of them Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Days for sure!
Zip, zip, zip, zip
All: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
My oh my what a wonderful day
Plenty of sunshine headin' my way
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Johnny: Mr. Bluebird's on my shoulder
Uncle Remus: It's the truth
It's actual
Everything is satisfactual!
All: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
My oh my what a wonderful day
Plenty of sunshine headin' my way
(with Br'er Frog joining in)
Wonderful feeling
Wonderful day
Br'er Frog: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
All: Wonderful feeling
Wonderful day
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
My oh my what a wonderful day
Plenty of sunshine headin' my way
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Chorus: Mr Bluebird's on my shoulder
It's really true
It's actual
Everything is satisfactual
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Oh what a wonderful feeling
What a wonderful day
Singing a song
A song of the south
|-|Sheet music version=
(spoken)
This is just the kind of day you dream about,
When you open your mouth, a song pops out.
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
My oh my what a wonderful day
Plenty of sunshine headin' my way
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Mr. Bluebird on my shoulder
It's the truth
It's actual
Everything is satisfactual
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Wonderful feeling
Wonderful day
|-|Mickey Mouse Revue Version=
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
My oh my what a wonderful day
Plenty of sunshine headin' my way
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Mr. Bluebird on my shoulder
It's the truth
It's actual
Everything is satisfactual
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
My oh my what a wonderful day
Plenty of sunshine headin' my way
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Mr. Bluebird on my shoulder
It's the truth
It's actual
Everything is satisfactual
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Wonderful feeling
A wonderful, a wonderful
A wonderful, beautiful day!
|-|Splash Mountain Grand Opening=
Well, you know it is a thrill
When you go downhill
'Cause you're riding on a mountain
Of your own free will
And you're zippin' in a flash
On a daring dash
Down the waterfall so rapid
That you go "splish splash"
(Splash Mountain)
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah,
(Splash Mountain)
Zip-a-Dee-Ay
My oh my...
Zip, zip, zip, zip, zip, zip, zip
Wonderful day
Zip (Splish splash)
Plenty of sunshine
(Zip, splish splash)
Headin' my way
(Zip, zip, zip, zip, zip, zip, zip, zip, zip)
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah,
Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Zip, zip, Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah,
Zip, zip, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
My oh my (My oh my)
Oh what a wonderful day (Oh what a wonderful)
Zip, zip, Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah,
Zip, zip, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Wonderful feeling, wonderful day!
Zip, zip, Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah,
Zip, zip, splash!
Oh what a wonderful...
Zip, zip, Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah,
Zip, zip, splash!
Oh what a wonderful...
Oh what a wonderful day!
Zip, zip, zip, zip, zip, zip!
Splash!
|-|Splash Mountain version=
Chorus: Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay!
My oh my, what a wonderful day!
Welcoming back Br'er Rabbit today
We always knew that he'd get away!
He's had enough of movin' on now
It's where he's born and bred in
The Briar Patch is where he's headin'
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay!
Wonderful feeling, wonderful day!
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay!
My oh my, what a wonderful day!
Plenty of sunshine heading our way.
We never doubted he'd get away!
Moving on taught him a lesson
You've learned it well, Br'er Rabbit
Gettin' caught's a nasty habit!
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay!
Wonderful feeling, feeling this way!
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay!
It's a time for celebratin' today!
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay!
Gathered together this wonderful day!
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay!
Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear are gonna get it today!
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay!
That hungry gator's gettin' his way!
Mr. Bluebird on my shoulder
It's the truth, it's actual
Everything is satisfactual...
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay!
Wonderful feeling, wonderful day!
[solo by Br'er Rabbit]
Br'er Rabbit: Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay!
My oh my, what a wonderful day!
Home sweet home is the lesson today
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay!
I'm glad to be here, and I'm sure gonna stay
I'm through with movin' on now
It's where I'm born and bred in
The Briar Patch is where I'm headin'
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay!
I'm back in my home now and I'm sure gonna stay!
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay!
Home sweet home is the lesson today
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay!
I'm glad to be home now, 'cause I'm here to stay!
Movin' on taught me a lesson
But what Br'er Fox don't know is
The Briar Patch is where my home is!
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay!
I'm glad to be home now, 'cause I'm here to stay!
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay!
It's a time for celebratin' today!
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay!
I'm sure glad to be here now, 'cause I'm here to stay!
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay!
Home sweet home is the lesson today
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay!
I'm glad to be home now, 'cause I'm here to stay!
Mr. Bluebird on my shoulder
It's the truth, it's actual
Everything is satisfactual...
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay!
Wonderful feeling, wonderful day!
[solo by Br'er Rabbit and Mr. Bluebird]
Br'er Rabbit and Mr. Bluebird: Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay!
Br'er Rabbit: Home sweet home is the lesson today
My, oh my! Born and bred in the Briar Patch and I'm here to stay!
I'm through with moving on now
It's where I'm born, and bredin’
The Briar Patch is where I'm headin'
Br'er Rabbit and Mr. Bluebird: Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay!
Br'er Rabbit: I'm back in my home now and I'm sure gonna stay
Mr. Bluebird: I told you Br'er Rabbit. There ain't no place far when you're in trouble.
Br'er Rabbit and Mr. Bluebird: Home sweet home is the lesson today
Br'er Rabbit: Don't you worry Mr. Bluebird. I learned my lesson.
Mr. Bluebird: The Briar Patch is where you were born and the Briar Patch is where you’re gonna stay.
Br'er Rabbit: One of these days, I gotta thank Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear for flingings me back home to my Briar Patch.
Br'er Rabbit and Mr. Bluebird: Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay!
Br'er Rabbit: I'm back in my home now, and I'm gonna stay
My, oh my, born and bred in the Briar Patch and I'm here to stay!
Mr. Bluebird: I'm glad you even helped save the town this time, Br’er Rabbit.
Br'er Rabbit and Mr. Bluebird: Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay!
Br'er Rabbit: I'm so glad to be here
Mr. Bluebird: And he's here to stay
Br’er Rabbit and Mr. Bluebird: Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay!
Br'er Rabbit: Home sweet home
Mr. Bluebird: Is the lesson today
Br'er Rabbit: Don’t you worry Mr. Bluebird. I learned my lesson.
Mr. Bluebird: I’m glad you even helped save the town this time, Br'er Rabbit.
Br'er Rabbit: Mr. Bluebird on my shoulder
It’s the truth!
Mr. Bluebird: It’s the truth!
Br'er Rabbit: It's actual!
Mr. Bluebird: It’s actual!
Br'er Rabbit and Mr. Bluebird: Everything is satisfactual!
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee ay!
Wonderful feeling, wonderful day!
</poem>
|-|Rap Lyrics=
Well, you know it is a thrill
When you go downhill
'Cause you're riding on a mountain
Of your own free will
And you're zippin' in a flash
On a daring dash
Down a waterfall so rapid
That you go "splish splash"
Zip, zip, zip, zip, zip, zip
Zip, zip, zip, zip, zip, zip, zip, zip, zip
Zip, zip-a, zip-a-dee-doo-dah
Zip, zip-a, zip-a, zip-a-dee-do-dah-day
|-|Eurobeat Lyrics=
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Zip-a-Dee-Ay
My oh my what a wonderful day
Plenty of sunshine headin' my way
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Mr. Bluebird's on my shoulder
It's the truth
It's actual
Everything is satisfactual
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Zip-a-Dee-Ay
My oh my what a wonderful day
Plenty of sunshine headin' my way
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Zip-a-Dee-Ay
It's the truth
It's actual
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Zip-a-Dee-Ay
My oh my what a wonderful day
Plenty of sunshine headin' my way
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Mr. Bluebird's on my shoulder
Everything is satisfactual
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Wonderful feeling
Feeling this way
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Wonderful feeling
Wonderful day
Mr. Bluebird's on my shoulder
It's the truth
It's actual
Mr. Bluebird's on my shoulder
It's the truth
It's actual
It's the truth
It's actual
It's the truth
It's actual
Everything is satisfactual
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Wonderful feeling
Feeling this way
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Wonderful feeling
Wonderful day
(Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Zip-a-Dee-Ay... Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Zip-a-Dee-Ay...)
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Zip-a-Dee-Ay
My oh my what a wonderful day
Plenty of sunshine headin' my way
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Zip-a-Dee-Ay
My oh my what a wonderful day
Plenty of sunshine headin' my way
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Zip-a-Dee-Ay
|-|Mickey Mouse Disco Lyrics=
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
My oh my what a wonderful day
Plenty of sunshine headin' my way
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Mr. Bluebird's on my shoulder
It's the truth
It's actual
Everything is satisfactual
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Wonderful feeling
Wonderful day
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, 
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, 
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Mr. Bluebird's on my shoulder
It's the truth
It's actual
Everything is satisfactual
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
Wonderful feeling
Wonderful day
Wonderful feeling
Wonderful day
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay
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==Gallery==
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==Videos==
WDW Splash Mountain- Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah music
Disneyland Soundtrack - Splash Mountain - Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah-2
File:Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Finale Music (With Characters) - Mickey Mouse Revue - Magic Kingdom
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah (Gospel-Ride Ver.) OST
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah-3
"Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah" - Disneyland Fun - "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah"-2
Disney Sing Along Songs--Pongo & Perdita- Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah-2
Disney Instrumental ǀ Neverland Orchestra - Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah-2
Disney Instrumental ǀ Kentarō Haneda - Zip A Dee Doo Dah-2
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah (Vocal)-2|Disney's Karaoke Series
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah (Instrumental)-2|Disney's Karaoke Series
Zip A Dee Doo Dah-2|Disney Music Block Party
Stevie Brock - Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah-2
Aly & AJ - Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah-2
King Arthur Carrousel (2005)~Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah-2
Disney Eurobeat - Zip a Dee Doo Dah-2
DDR Disney Grooves- Zip-A-Dee-Do-Da-2
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah-4
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah-5
Sing along with Mickey & Pals - Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah-6
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (From "Song of the South")
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (Instrumental - From "Song of the South")
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah (Mannheim)
==References==
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