When all the world is a hopeless jumble

Somewhere, over the rainbow

"Over the rainbow"

When all the world is a hopeless jumble,
And the raindrops tumble all around,
Heaven opens a magic lane.
When all the clouds darken up the skyway,

There's a rainbow highway to be found,
Leading from your window pane,
To a place behind the sun,
Just a step beyond the rain.

Somewhere,
Over the rainbow,
Way up high,
There's a land
That I heard of
Once in a lullaby.

Somewhere,
Over the rainbow,
Skies are blue,
And the dreams
That you dare to dream
Really do come true.

Someday I'll wish
Upon a star
And wake up where
The clouds are far
Behind me.

Where troubles melt
Like lemon drops
Away above
The chimney tops
That's where
You'll find me.

Somewhere
Over the rainbow,
Bluebirds fly
Birds fly
Over the rainbow
Why then,
Oh why
Can't I?

If happy little
Bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow
Why, oh why
Can't I?

Harold Arlen (m) - E. Y. Harburg (w)

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