Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe

by Bette Midler , Ella Fitzgerald , Peggy Lee

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HAPPINESS IS A THING CALLED JOE
W: E.Y. Harburg
M: Harold Arlen
from: "Cabin In The Sky"
Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Bette Midler
Key: C

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It seem like hap-pi-ness is
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Jes' a thing called Joe
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He's got a smile that makes 
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the li-lac wan-na grow
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He's got a way that makes 
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the an-gels heave a sigh
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When they know lit-tle Joe's pass-ing by

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Some-times the cab-in's gloom-y 
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An' the ta-ble bare
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Then he'll kiss me an' it's 
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Christ-mas ev-'ry-where
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Troub-les fly a-way an' life is eas-y go
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Does he love me good? 
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That's all I need to know
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Seems like hap-pi-ness is
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Jes' a thing called Joe