Happy People

The Temptations

Compositor: Lionel Richie, Jeffrey Bowen, Donald Baldwin

Get up
Everybody

Happy people are we (I'm feeling good, yeah)
Happy people are we

Throw away your lifelong pain and follow
Yeah, eh
I'll take you to a land of peace and a new tomorrow
Hey, hey

Brothers (well) sisters, come and take my hand
(Take my hand)
I will take you to a better land
Sunshine, laughter, love is all you bring
Dawn of a new day and here's the song we'll sing

Happy (happy) people are we
Well, well, well, well, mm
Happy (happy) people (happy people) are we
Hey, hey
Listen, children now

Don't believe in this troubled world
We can get higher
Higher (higher)
Come along and I'll take you there
Hey, dum-dum-dum, now

People, my people, let's party and get down
Life is for living, now let's don't mess around
Dance to the music (uh-huh)
Throw your cares away (yeah, yeah, yeah)
It's a song of hope and better days (hey, hey, hey, hey)

Happy (happy) people are we
Everybody
Happy, happy people are we

Happy
Happy
You can make the whole party happy
Everybody's got to be
(Happy) everybody wants to be
(Happy) brothers, sisters want to be happy
(Happy) mothers, fathers want to be happy
(Happy) everybody's got to be

Happy (happy) people are we
Get on up, get on up, let me hear you
Happy (happy) people (yeah) are we
(Happy, happy)

Get up, get up
I'm in the mood, yeah
Everybody
Happy
(Happy) well, well, well, well
(Happy) dum-dum-dum-dum
Dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum
(Happy) hey, everybody's got to be
(Happy) get on up, get on up, let's hear it
(Happy) get on up, get on up, let's hear it
(Happy) well, well, well, well