Over the Rainbow - Gigi Gryce, Donald Byrd

somewhere over the rainbow

way up high

there s a land that i heard of

once in a lullaby

Somewhere over the rainbow

skies are blue

and the dreams that you dare to dream

really do come true

someday i ll wish upon a star

and wake up where the clouds are for

behind me

where troubles melt like lemon drops

away above the chimney tops

that s where you ll find me

somewhere over the rainbow

bluebirds fly

birds fly over the rainbow

why then, oh why can t i?

if happy little bluebirds fly

beyond the rainbow

why, oh why can t i?