The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook ‎#87

87. You can be happy, and I can be happy

Refrain:
God loves you, and I love you,
and that's the way it should be.
God loves you, and I love you,
and that's the way it should be.

1 You can be happy, and I can be happy,
and that's the way it should be.
You can be happy, and I can be happy,
and that's the way it should be. [Refrain]

2 You can be very sad, I can be very sad:
that's not the way it should be.
You can be very sad, I can be very sad:
that's not the way it should be, 'cos [Refrain]

3 We can love others like sisters and brothers;
and that's the way it should be.
We can love others like sisters and brothers;
and that's the way it should be. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: You can be happy, and I can be happy
• Author: Unknown
• Refrain First Line: God loves you, and I love you
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2004
• Topic: God Through the Years: His Faithfulness

Tune Information

• Name: [You can be happy, and I can be happy]
• Composer: David Thomson, b. 1968
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Arr. © Kevin Mayhew Ltd.