Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (1971) - Julie Andrews

Apr 9, 2022
"Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" is a song composed by Allie Wrubel with lyrics by Ray Gilbert for the Disney 1946 live action and animated movie Song of the South, sung by James Baskett. For "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah", the film won the Academy Award for Best Original Song[1] and was the second Disney song to win this award, after "When You Wish upon a Star" from Pinocchio (1940). In 2004, it finished at number 47 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs, a survey of top tunes in American cinema.


Disney historian Jim Korkis said the word "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" was reportedly invented by Walt Disney, who had a fondness for these types of nonsense words from "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" to "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious".

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2tp4tLOi1M

Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
Song by James Baskett

Lyrics

It happened on one of those zip-a-dee-doo-dah days
Now that's the kind of day when you can't open your mouth
Without a song jumping right out of it

Zip-a-dee-doo-dah zip-a-dee-a
My oh my, what a wonderful day
Plenty of sunshine headed my way
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah zip-a-dee-a

Mister blue birds on my shoulder
It's the truth
It's actual
Everything is satisfactual

Zip-a-dee-doo-dah zip-a-dee-a
Wonderful feeling
Wonderful Day
Yes sir

Zip-a-dee-doo-dah zip-a-dee-a
My oh my, what a wonderful day

O plenty of sunshine headed my way
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah zip-a-dee-a

Mister blue birds on my shoulder
It's the true
Its actual
Everything is satisfactual

Zip-a-dee-doo-dah zip-a-dee-a
Wonderful feeling
Feeling this way

Mister blue birds on my shoulder
It is the truth
It's action

Huh
Where is that blue bird?
Mm-mm
Everything is satisfactual

Zip-a-dee-doo-dah zip-a-dee-a
Wonderful feeling
Wonderful day

Source: Musixmatch

Songwriters: Ray Gilbert / Allie Wrubel

Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah lyrics © Walt Disney Music Company, Santly-joy Inc