i know what s going on here ain t no mystery y all have lost faith in yourselves it s as clear as it can be you can whine all you want to drown in your misery or you can listen to me listen to me laugh and be happy it s a simple thing to do believe in your dreams and your dreams will come true for you there ll be a red sun shining in a sky so blue blackbirds singing in the trees there s a real silver lining up there for me and you listen to me listen to me now the country that we re living in happy immigrants you mean the good ol usa that s right it s never been about keeping you out it s about inviting you in and letting you play laugh and be happy don t you ever wear a frown get right back on your feet whenever they knock you down you ve got to laugh and be happy smile right in their face cause pretty soon you re gonna take their place they ll come whack whack whackin like old man trouble whacking on your front door they try to send you packin on the double but you ain t going away no more laugh and be happy don t you ever wear a frown don t let the bastards grind you down laugh and be happy now listen to what i say everything s going to go your way you ll be on top of the world