BLUEBIRD OF HAPPINESS
(Lyrics: Edward Heyman & Harry Parr Davies / Music: Sandor Harmati)

Jan Peerce - 1936 (re-recorded 1945 & 1958)
Art Mooney & His Orchestra (vocal: Bud Brees & Norma Galli) - 1948
Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae - 1948
Dennis Day (Radio Transcript) - 1948
Lee Andrews & The Hearts - 1956
Richard Rome - 1958
Al Collier - 1961
Tony Rice & The Overtones - 1961
Boots Randolph, Chorus & Orch. - 1962
Lloyd Lawson - 1962
Jimmy Durante - 1963
John Charles Thomas - 1963
The Mighty John Hawes Band - 1964
Street Dreams - 1986

Also recorded by: 
Betty Carter; Pat Boone; Kathleen McCormack; Billy Vaughn & His Orch.





As recorded by JAN PREECE:


The beggar man and the mighty king
Are only different in name
For they are treated just the same by fate
Today a smile and tomorrow a tear
We're never sure what's in store
So learn your lesson before it is too late

So be like I, hold your head up high
Till you find a bluebird of happiness
You will find greater peace of mind
Knowing there's a bluebird of happiness

And when he sings to you, though you're deep in blue
You will see a ray of light creep through
And so remember this, life is no abyss
Somewhere there's a bluebird of happiness

(SPOKEN:
The poet with his pen
The peasant with his plough
It makes no difference who you are
It's all the same somehow
The king upon his throne
The jester at his feet
The shop girl, the actress
The man on the street
It's a life of smiles
And a life of tears
It's a life of hopes
And a life of fears
A blinding torrent of rain
And a brilliant burst of sun
A biting, tearing pain
And bubbling, sparkling fun
And no matter what you have
Don't envy those you meet
It's all the same
It's in the game
The bitter and the sweet
And if things don't look so cheerful
Just show a little fight
For every bit of darkness
There is a little bit of light
For every bit of hatred
There's a little bit of love
For every cloudy morning
There's a midnight moon above)

So don't you forget
You must search till you find the bluebird
You will find peace and contentment forever
If you will be like I, hold your head up high
Till you see a ray of light and cheer
And so remember this, life is no abyss
Somewhere there's a bluebird of happiness


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As recorded by JO STAFFORD & GORDON MacRAE:


JS:
So be like I, hold your head up high
Till you find a bluebird of happiness
GM:
You will find greater peace of mind
Knowing there's a bluebird of happiness

JS: And when he sings to you, though you're deep in blue
GM: You will see a ray of light creep through
JS:
And so remember this, life is no abyss
Somewhere there's a bluebird of happiness

GM: For life is sweet, tender and complete
BOTH: Since we found the bluebird of happiness
JS: And when it's night, everything seems bright
GM: Since we found the bluebird of happiness

BOTH: Two hearts that beat as one 'neath a new found sun
JS: We are in a world that's just begun
BOTH: 
And when our youth is gone, love will linger on
Since we found the bluebird of happiness


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - August 2017)