if Youre Happy and You Know It

"If You're Happy and You Know Information technology" is a popular repetitive children's and drinking song. The song has been noted for its similarities to "Molodejnaya", a song appearing in the 1938 Soviet musical film Volga-Volga.^[1]

History [edit]

The origin of the melody is not known, but numerous sources trace it back to Spain, Latin America, Latvia or the United states of america.

The song was published in diverse places through the decades following the tardily 1960s, including a volume of "constructive recreational activities" for children (1957),^[ii] a book of drama projects for disabled children (1967),^[3] and a nursing home manual (1966).^[4]

In 1971, Jonico Music filed for copyright on the song, crediting it to Joe Raposo.^[5]

During the early office of the 2000s, the music Recording Industry Clan of America actively prosecuted individuals for downloading music using file-sharing services. Widespread media attending was paid to 1 12-yr-old, whose downloads included "If You're Happy and You Know It" from Kazaa.^{[6] [seven] [8] [9]}

In 2007, the song was included as office of the Nihon no Uta Hyakusen, a listing of the 100 most well-known folk songs in Japan. Information technology is one of nine songs from foreign countries included on the list. Information technology was selected past the Agency of Cultural Affairs and the National Congress of Parents and Teachers Associations of Nihon.

In 2020, Granger Smith recorded a version that relied on booze drinking called "Country and Ya Know It".^[10]

Lyric variations [edit]

Similar many children'south songs, there are many versions of the lyrics. A pop version goes like this:

If you lot're happy and you know it, handclapping your easily!
If you're happy and you know it, clap your easily!
If you're happy and yous know it, then your face volition surely show it;
If you lot're happy and you know it, clap your hands!

This verse is commonly followed by 3 more, iv more, etc. which follow the aforementioned design but say: "If you're happy and y'all know it, stomp/stamp your anxiety!", "If you lot're happy and you know it, shout/say 'hooray'!" or "shout/say 'amen'!", "If you lot're happy and you know it, do all three!" and "If you're happy and you know it, do all four!". Other versions of the song tend to say "then your face will surely bear witness it" in place of "and you really want to show information technology"; the course "then you actually ought to evidence information technology" has also been used. Many variations on the substance of the get-go iii verses exist, including:^[xi]

"... shout/say, 'Hooray'!"

"... slap your knees!"

"... slap your legs!"

"... turn around!"

"... snap your fingers!"

"... nod your head!"

"... tap your toe!"

"... honk your olfactory organ!"

"... pat your caput!"

"... shout/say, 'Nosotros are'!"

"... stomp/stamp your anxiety!"

"... shout/say, 'Ha, ha'!"

"... shout/say, 'Amen'!"

"... practice all 3!"

"... practice all iv!"

Melody [edit]

At that place is a notable variation from the 5th mensurate (including pick-upwards notation) to the 6th measure, attested in Nippon.

References [edit]

1. ^ "If You're Happy and You Know Information technology" Archived 2015-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Groove Child Nation
2. ^ Kraus, Richard G. (1957). Play Activities for Boys and Girls, Six Through Twelve: A Guide for Teachers, Parents. McGraw-Loma. p. 168. Archived from the original on 2015-04-11. Retrieved 2015-04-03 .
3. ^ Schattner, Regina (1967). Creative Dramatics for Handicapped Children. John Day Company. p. 75. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-04-03 .
4. ^ Jacobs, H. Lee; Morris, Woodrow Wilbert, eds. (1966). Nursing and retirement home administration. Iowa State University Press. p. 153. ISBN9780813811758. Archived from the original on 2015-04-xi. Retrieved 2015-04-03 .
5. ^ "Music: current and renewal registrations, January-June 1971". Catalog of Copyright Entries. Washington DC: Copyright Office, The Library of Congress. 3rd Series, Volume 25, Part five, Sections 1-two: 348. 1972. Archived from the original on 2016-03-xiii. Retrieved 2015-04-03 .
6. ^ "Music firms target 12-year-old". BBC News. x September 2003. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved iii Apr 2015.
7. ^ Barrow, Becky (10 September 2003). "Girl, 12, sued for download of tunes". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 3 Apr 2015.
8. ^ Palfrey, John; Gasser, Urs (25 November 2013). Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives. Bones Books. p. 141. ISBN978-0465013838. Archived from the original on xi April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
9. ^ Sparrow, Andrew Peter (2006). "Protecting and exploiting IPR". Music Distribution and the Internet: A Legal Guide for the Music Business organisation. Gower Publishing, Ltd. p. 40. ISBN056608709X. Archived from the original on 2015-04-11. Retrieved 2015-04-03 .
10. ^ "Granger Smith'due south 'Country & Ya Know Information technology' Is a Play on a Popular Children's Song" past Lauren Jo Blackness, Country Now, 2 September 2020
11. ^ If Y'all're Happy and Y'all Know It on YouTube

External links [edit]

• Sheet music
• "Molodejnaya" on YouTube, from Volga-Volga by Isaak Dunayevsky
• "If You're Happy and You Know Information technology" at MusicBrainz (information and list of recordings)

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_You%27re_Happy_and_You_Know_It

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