Over the Rainbow
Bert Kaempfert Lyrics

Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
There's a place beyond the horizon that's at a great height

There's a land that I've heard of once in a lullaby.
This place I speak of is something I've heard of only in a dreamy song

Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue
In that other place where the rainbow ends, the skies have a blue hue

And the dreams that you dare to dream, Really do come true.
In that place, the dreams that you dream, even if daring, they can come true there

Someday I'll wish upon a star
One day I'll eagerly make a wish on a distant star

And wake up where the clouds are far behind me.
I'll awaken in a land where clouds are far, far behind me

Where troubles melt like lemon drops,
In that place, troubles just disappear like melting lemon drops

High above the chimney tops,
This place is incredibly high, above the tops of chimney stacks

That's where you'll find me.
That's where you'll find me in that tranquil, magical land

Somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds fly
In that place beyond the rainbow, blue birds roam free

Birds fly over the rainbow
In that place, even the birds fly across the rainbow

Why then, oh why can't I?
I yearn to be able to fly beyond that rainbow too

If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow
Although I cannot do it, I'm reminded that there are joyful little bluebirds that can fly beyond that rainbow

Why, oh why can't I?
Why can't I soar beyond that magical rainbow?

Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
Again, there's a place beyond that shimmering rainbow in the far distance and it's incredibly high up

There's a land that I've heard of once in a lullaby.
I am singing about that spellbinding place that I once heard of in a lullaby

Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue
Out there where the rainbow ends, the sky is blue and serene

And the dreams that you dare to dream, Really do come true.
In that dreamy land, I assure you that whatever dream you dare to dare to dream, can truly come true

Someday I'll wish upon a star
And one day, I'll wish upon a star until the moment comes when that dreamy land becomes a reality

And wake up where the clouds are far behind me.
I'll be awakened in a serene place where there are no clouds hovering above me

Where troubles melt like lemon drops,
A place where my problems will dissipate like melting lemon drops

High above the chimney tops,
A magical land which is above chimney tops and up above, in the heavens

That's where you'll find me.
And that's where you can locate me, in a tranquil, heavenly land that is beyond the rainbow

Somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds fly
In the imaginative place beyond that rainbow, you can find blue birds flying high

Birds fly over the rainbow
Indeed, birds can fly above the rainbow, in the skies up above

Why then, oh why can't I?
I can't help wondering why I can't also soar up above the rainbow

If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow
This thought of joyous bluebirds traveling beyond the rainbow reminds me that it can certainly happen

Why, oh why can't I?
But, oh, why can't I also have this opportunity to experience this?