"If You're Happy and You Know It" is a popular traditional 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. It made its first appearance in the Barney franchise in The Backyard Show.
Lyrics[]
Original[]
- If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands! (Hands clapping)
- If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands! (Hands clapping)
- If you're happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it;
- If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands! (Hands clapping)
- If you're happy and you know it, stamp your feet! (Feet stamping)
- If you're happy and you know it, stamp your feet! (Feet stamping)
- If you're happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it;
- If you're happy and you know it, stamp your feet! (Feet stamping)
- If you're happy and you know it, shout "Hooray!" (Hooray!)
- If you're happy and you know it, shout "Hooray!" (Hooray!)
- If you're happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it;
- If you're happy and you know it, shout "Hooray!" (Hooray!)
- If you're happy and you know it, do all three! (Hands clapping, Feet stamping, Hooray!)
- If you're happy and you know it, do all three! (Hands clapping, Feet stamping, Hooray!)
- If you're happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it;
- If you're happy and you know it, do all three! (Hands clapping, Feet stamping, Hooray!)
Barney's Music Box version[]
- If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands! (Hands clapping)
- If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands! (Hands clapping)
- If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it;
- If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands! (Hands clapping)
The Backyard Show version[]
- If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands! (Hands clapping)
- If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands! (Hands clapping)
- If you're happy and you know it, then you really ought to show it;
- If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands! (Hands clapping)
- If you're happy and you know it, stamp your feet! (Feet stamping)
- If you're happy and you know it, stamp your feet! (Feet stamping)
- If you're happy and you know it, then you really ought to show it;
- If you're happy and you know it, stamp your feet! (Feet stamping)
- If you're happy and you know it, shout "Hooray!" (Hooray!)
- If you're happy and you know it, shout "Hooray!" (Hooray!)
- If you're happy and you know it, then you really ought to show it;
- If you're happy and you know it, shout "Hooray!" (Hooray!)
- If you're happy and you know it, do all three! (Hands clapping, Feet stamping, Hooray!)
- If you're happy and you know it, do all three! (Hands clapping, Feet stamping, Hooray!)
- If you're happy and you know it, then you really ought to show it;
- If you're happy and you know it, do all three! (Hands clapping, Feet stamping, Hooray!)
Children's Song Used In...[]
- Practice Makes Music (Instrumental)
- A Camping We Will Go!
- Oh, What A Day!
- Is Everybody Happy?
- Let's Eat
- Aunt Rachel Is Here!
- Who's Who At The Zoo?
- Excellent Exercise!
- Brushing Up On Teeth
- It's a Happy Day!
- That Makes Me Mad
- Everybody's Got Feelings (Scene Taken from: Happy Mad Silly Sad: Putting a Face to Feelings)
- Let's Make Music! (Scene Taken from: Movin' and Groovin')
- My Friends, The Doctor and the Dentist
- The Sword in the Sandbox: A Storybook Adventure (Scene Taken from: Movin' and Groovin')
- Imagination Island
- Barney's Big Surprise
- Barney's Great Adventure
- Sing & Dance With Barney
- More Barney Songs (Scene Taken from: Is Everybody Happy?)
- Barney's Musical Castle
- Barney's Favorite Songs (Video Featured: More Barney Songs/Scene Taken from: Is Everybody Happy?)
- Barney's Pajama Party (Scene Taken from: Brushing Up On Teeth)
- Barney's Night-Light Stories (Scene Taken from: Brushing Up On Teeth/Video Featured: Barney's Pajama Party)
- Barney's Island Safari (Special Featured: Imagination Island)
- Sing-Along Fun! (Video Featured: More Barney Songs/Scene Taken from: Is Everybody Happy?)
- Barney's It's A Happy Day (Episode Featured: It's a Happy Day!)
- Happy Mad Silly Sad: Putting a Face to Feelings
- Movin' and Groovin'
- Barney's Colorful World!
- Can You Sing That Song?
- Shake Your Dino Tail! (Episode Featured: My Friends, The Doctor and the Dentist)
- Celebrating Around The World
- Top 20 Countdown (Scene Taken from: Movin' and Groovin')
- Barney's Jungle Friends
- Let's Go to the Doctor (Episode Featured: My Friends, The Doctor and the Dentist)
- Story Time with Barney (Episode Featured: The Sword in the Sandbox: A Storybook Adventure/Scene Taken from: Movin' and Groovin')
- This Is How I Feel (Episode Featured: That Makes Me Mad)
- A Day in the Park with Barney
- Barney's Big Surprise
- Barney's Christmas Sing Along Show
- Barney's Musical Castle
- Barney's Theatre
- Barney's Open House
- Barney's Purple Park Tour
- Barney's Zoo Tour
- Barney's Colorful World!
- Barney's Musical Park
- Barney's Beach Party
- Barney's Farmyard Sing-Along
- Barney's Let's Imagine
- Barney's Space Adventures
- Barney's 20th Anniversary Concert
- Barney's Dino-Mite Birthday! - Live On Stage
- Barney's Sprout Concert
- Barney Live in Concert - Birthday Bash!
- Christmas Surprise!
- Sing & Dance with Barney
- The Little Big Club: Christmas Carnival
- Barney Live! World Tour - A Celebration!
- Barney & Friends Favourite Hits
- Barney's Birthday Surprise
- Barney's Magical Christmas
- Barney's Big Surprise! Live on Stage
- Barney's Great Adventure: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Barney's Great Adventure Sing Along
- Las Canciones de Barney
- La Gran Sorpresa de Barney
- I Love to Sing with Barney (Audio Taken from: Sing and Dance with Barney)
- El Castillo Musical de Barney
- Corre, Brinca, Salta y Canta
- Barney's Colorful World! LIVE!
- El Parque Musical de Barney y Sus Amigos
- Te Quiero Lo Mejor de Barney
- Barney y su Mundo de Colores
- Dino-Tunes
- Perfectly Platinum: 30 Dino-Mite Songs (Audio Taken from: Let's Make Music!)
- Mis Amigos de la Selva
- Barney Live in Concert - Birthday Bash!: Original Cast Recording
Trivia[]
- The song with the same tune is "Mix a Color", while its slight variation is "If You're Angry and You Know It".
- For "Oh, What A Day!", in this song's lyrics, stanzas 2 and 3 is replaced with (excluding the "[...] show it" line) verses about being mad and sad (the "If you're sad and you know it, cry a tear" is used instead for stanza 3, while the "Stamp your feet" line's mood changes from happy to mad at the same time), while stanza 4 is edited.