Give Yourself A Pat On The Back

From 1929, “The Cheer-up Song of England”.
Words and music by Ralph Butler and Raymond Wallace.

Sheet music provided by Nicholas Leunissen:

Give-Yourself-A-Pat-On-The-Back – Sheet MusicDownload

Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

Give_Yourself_A_Pat_On_The_Back – MIDIDownload

Lyrics

  1. When you’re feeling down in the dumps
    Down in the dumps and blue
    Pull up your socks and put out your chest
    And do what I always do

Chorus
Give yourself a pat on the back
Pat on the back, pat on the back
And say to yourself, “Here’s jolly good health
I’ve had a good day, today”
Yesterday was full of trouble and sorrow
Nobody knows what’s goin’ to happen tomorrow
So give yourself a pat on the back
Pat on the back, pat on the back
And say to yourself, “Here’s jolly good health
I’ve had a good day today”

  1. Doctor Quack is waiting for you
    Waiting for you to call
    Give him a miss and blow him a kiss
    This medicine’s best of all

Sung here by Fred Feild: