Don't Worry, Be Happy (Song)

"Don't Worry, Be Happy" is a 1988 song by American musician Bobby McFerrin, released as the first single from his fourth album, *Simple Pleasures* (1988). It was the first *a cappella* song to reach number-one on the *Billboard* Hot 100 chart, a position it held for two weeks. Originally released in conjunction with the film *Cocktail*, the song peaked at number-one on September 24, 1988, displacing "Sweet Child o' Mine" by Guns N' Roses.

The song also peaked at number 11 on the *Billboard* Hot Black Singles chart and number seven on the *Billboard* Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. It was also a hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number two during its fifth week on the UK Singles Chart. In Canada, the song reached number-one in its eighth week. One critic noted it as a "formula for facing life's trials".

At the 1989 Grammy Awards, "Don't Worry, Be Happy" won the awards for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

## Lyrics

* Here's a little song I wrote
* You might want to sing it note for note
* Don't worry, be happy
* In every life we have some trouble
* But when you worry you make it double
* Don't worry, be happy
* Don't worry, be happy now
* don't worry
* (Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh) be happy
* (Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh) don't worry, be happy
* (Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh) don't worry
* (Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh) be happy
* (Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh) don't worry, be happy
* Ain't got no place to lay your head
* Somebody came and took your bed
* Don't worry, be happy
* The landlord say your rent is late
* He may have to litigate
* Don't worry, be happy
* Oh, ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh don't worry, be happy
* Here I give you my phone number, when you worry, call me, I make you happy, don't worry, be happy)
* Don't worry, be happy
* Ain't got no cash, ain't got no style
* Ain't got no gal to make you smile
* Don't worry, be happy
* 'Cause when you worry your face will frown
* And that will bring everybody down
* So don't worry, be happy
* Don't worry, be happy now
* (Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh) don't worry
* (Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh) be happy
* (Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh) don't worry, be happy
* (Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh) don't worry
* (Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh) be happy
* (Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh) don't worry, be happy
* Now there, is this song I wrote
* I hope you learned note for note
* Like good little children, don't worry, be happy
* Now listen to what I said, in your life expect some trouble
* When you worry you make it double
* But don't worry, be happy, be happy now
* don't worry
* (Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh) be happy
* (Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh) don't worry, be happy
* don't worry
* (Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh) be happy
* (Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh) don't worry, be happy
* don't worry, don't worry
* (Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh) don't worry, don't do it, be happy
* (Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh) put a smile in your face
* (Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh) don't bring everybody down like this
* don't worry
* (Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh) it will soon pass, whatever it is
* (Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh) don't worry, be happy
* (Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh) I'm not worried, I'm happy