Airing on local PBS stations since 2009, Mother Goose Club has grown to become a multimedia resource, with a website that delivers learning tools and entertaining videos, and a YouTube channel that's garnered more than 250 million views.
If You're Happy And You Know It
Mother Goose Club Lyrics
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If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.
if you're ahppy and you know it, and you really want to show it,
(Stamp your feet / shout Hurray! /
nod your head / snap your fingers / etc.)
The lyrics of Mother Goose Club's song "If You're Happy and You Know It" are relatively straightforward and easy to understand. The song's central theme revolves around finding happiness in life and expressing it through physical actions such as clapping hands, stamping feet, nodding heads, and shouting "Hurray!" The song encourages listeners to let go of their worries and enjoy the moment, to be in the present and enjoy the simple things in life.
The repetition of the first two lines of the song emphasizes the idea that being happy is something that should be celebrated and shared with others. The inclusion of multiple physical actions in the third line suggests that happiness can take many forms and can be expressed in a variety of ways. The last line of the song reinforces the idea that happiness is something tangible that can and should be expressed.
Contributed by Claire O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.