Happy – English Lyrics

• By: Pharrell Williams

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(upbeat music)

♪ It might seem crazy what I'm 'bout to say ♪

♪ Sunshine she's here, you can take a break ♪

♪ I'm a hot air balloon that could go to space ♪

♪ With the air, like I don't care, baby, by the way ♪

♪ Because I'm happy ♪

♪ Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof ♪

♪ Because I'm happy ♪

♪ Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth ♪

♪ Because I'm happy ♪

♪ Clap along if you know what happiness is to you ♪

♪ Because I'm happy ♪

♪ Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do ♪

♪ Here come bad news, talking this and that ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Give me all you got, don't hold it back ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Well, I should probably warn ya, I'll be just fine ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ No offense to you, don't waste your time ♪

♪ Here's why ♪

♪ Because I'm happy ♪

♪ Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof ♪

♪ Because I'm happy ♪

♪ Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth ♪

♪ Because I'm happy ♪

♪ Clap along if you know what happiness is to you ♪

♪ Because I'm happy ♪

♪ Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do ♪

♪ Bring me down ♪

♪ Can't nothing bring me down ♪

♪ My level's too high to bring me down ♪

♪ Can't nothing bring me down, I said ♪

♪ Tell you now ♪

♪ Bring me down ♪

♪ Can't nothing bring me down ♪

♪ My level's too high to bring me down ♪

♪ Can't nothing bring me down, I said ♪

♪ Because I'm happy ♪

♪ Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof ♪

♪ Because I'm happy ♪

♪ Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth ♪

♪ Because I'm happy ♪

♪ Clap along if you know what happiness is to you ♪

♪ Because I'm happy ♪

♪ Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do ♪

♪ Because I'm happy ♪

♪ Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof ♪

♪ Because I'm happy ♪

♪ Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth ♪

♪ Because I'm happy ♪

♪ Clap along if you know what happiness is to you ♪

♪ Because I'm happy ♪

♪ Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do ♪

♪ Bring me down ♪

♪ Can't nothing bring me down ♪

♪ My level's too high to bring me down ♪

♪ Can't nothing bring me down, I said ♪

♪ Because I'm happy ♪

♪ Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof ♪

♪ Because I'm happy ♪

♪ Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth ♪

♪ Because I'm happy ♪

♪ Clap along if you know what happiness is to you ♪

♪ Because I'm happy ♪

♪ Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do ♪

♪ Because I'm happy ♪

♪ Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof ♪

♪ Because I'm happy ♪

♪ Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth ♪

♪ Because I'm happy ♪

♪ Clap along if you know what happiness is to you ♪

♪ Because I'm happy ♪

♪ Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do ♪

♪ Come on ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
clap /klæp/ A1	verb - to strike the palms of the hands together to make a sound
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
room /ruːm/ A1	noun - a space that can be occupied or where something can be done
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being in accordance with fact or reality
bring /brɪŋ/ B1	verb - to take or carry someone or something to a place
down /daʊn/ A1	adverb - toward a lower place or position
high /haɪ/ A2	adjective - of great vertical extent
news /njuːz/ B1	noun - new information or reports about recent events
waste /weɪst/ B2	verb - to use something carelessly or without purpose
level /ˈlɛvəl/ B1	noun - a position on a scale of amount, quantity, or quality
space /speɪs/ A2	noun - a continuous area or expanse that is free, available, or unoccupied
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - mentally deranged; insane
balloon /bəˈluːn/ B2	noun - a flexible bag that can be inflated with air or gas

Key Grammar Structures

• It might seem crazy what I'm 'bout to say

  ➔ Modal verbs (might)

  ➔ The phrase uses the modal verb "might" to express possibility.

• Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof

  ➔ Conditional sentences (if-clause)

  ➔ This line uses an if-clause to express a condition for clapping along.

• Can't nothing bring me down

  ➔ Double negatives

  ➔ The use of double negatives emphasizes the speaker's resilience.

• My level's too high to bring me down

  ➔ Infinitive phrases (to + verb)

  ➔ The phrase uses an infinitive to express purpose or intention.

• Here come bad news, talking this and that

  ➔ Present continuous for future events

  ➔ The present continuous is used to indicate that something is about to happen.

• Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth

  ➔ Noun clauses (that + clause)

  ➔ This line includes a noun clause that acts as the subject of the sentence.

• That's what you wanna do

  ➔ Informal contractions (wanna)

  ➔ The word "wanna" is an informal contraction of "want to".