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Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins - I Want To Be Happy (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk
Piano
Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins
Tenor Saxophone
Tommy Potter
Tommy Potter
Bass
Art Taylor
Art Taylor
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Vincent Youmans
Vincent Youmans
Songwriter
Otto Harbach
Otto Harbach
Songwriter
Irving Caesar
Irving Caesar
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bobby Weinstock
Bobby Weinstock
Producer
Rudy Van Gelder
Rudy Van Gelder
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

I'm a very ordinary man Trying to work out life's happy plan Doing unto others as I'd like to have them doing unto me When I find a very lonely soul Soon be-kinda-comes my only goal I feel so much better when I tell them my philosophy I want to be happy But I won't be happy Till I make you happy too. Life's really worth living When we are mirth giving Why can't I give some to you When skies are gray and you say you are blue I'll send the sun smiling through I want to be happy But I won't be happy Till I make you happy too. When skies are gray and you say you are blue I'll send the sun smiling through I want to be happy But I won't be happy Till I make you happy too.
Writer(s): Irving Caesar, Otto Harbach, Vincent Youmans Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com

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