Take Up a Course In Happiness

When life reaches out and takes you

On an unpleasent ride

And your bridge of dreams comes tumblin' down

Don't let your bed of sorrow ever conquer your pride

Remember there's always a way out

Take up a course in happiness

Take up a course to clear out your mind

You will show yourself how to smile, yeah

Take up a course in happiness

Take up a free instruction in life

You will learn how to smile

And when your optimism has a setback or two (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

And you feel all your tryin's in vain

(Your heart's in the rain)

Don't give up the hope that's due you

Just to study your doubt, yeah

Remember there's always a way out, hey, hey, heya

Take up a course in happiness

Take up a course to clear out your mind

You will show yourself how to smile

Take up a course in happiness (yeah, yeah)

Take up a free instruction in life (free instruction in life, learn things and free it again)

You will learn how to smile (oh yeah, take a couse)

Take up a course in happiness (yeah, hey, oh yeah)

Take up a course to clear out your mind (show yourself how to smile, yeah)

Show yourself how to smile (all you gotta do, ah, come on, take it, yeah)

Take up a course in happiness (yeah, with a little love in the heart)

Take up a free instruction in life (today, yeah, yeah, ooh, eeh)

(Smile, each, show) you will learn