Happy Talk

A song from the musical “South Pacific”, 1949.
Words by Oscar Hammerstein 2nd.
Music by Richard Rodgers.

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The sheet music:

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Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

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Lyrics

1. Happy talk, keep talkin’ happy talk
   Talk about things you’d like to do
   You gotta have a dream
   If you don’t have a dream
   How you gonna have a dream come true?
   Talk about a moon floatin’ in de sky
   Lookin’ like a lily on a lake
   Talk about a bird learnin’ how to fly
   Makin’ all de music he can make
2. Happy talk, keep talkin’ happy talk
   Talk about things you’d like to do
   You gotta have a dream
   If you don’t have a dream
   How you gonna have a dream come true?
   Talk about a star lookin’ like a toy
   Peekin’ through de branches of a tree
   Talk about a girl talk about a boy
   Countin’ all de ripples on de sea
3. Happy talk, keep talkin’ happy talk
   Talk about things you’d like to do
   You gotta have a dream
   If you don’t have a dream
   How you gonna have a dream come true?
   Talk about a boy sayin’ to de girl
   “Golly, Baby! I’m a lucky cuss”
   Talk about a girl sayin’ to de boy
   “You an’ me is lucky to be us”
4. Happy talk, keep talkin’ happy talk
   Talk about things you’d like to do
   You gotta have a dream
   If you don’t have a dream
   How you gonna have a dream come true?
   If you don’t talk happy
   An’ you never have a dream
   Den you’ll never have a dream come true

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