Look a little on the sunny side,
Even when they say you're on the slide,
And for a while they'll say your records
never make it,
But in a while they're gonna be showering
you with praises.
They'll give you mediocre reviews and
put you in the underground for a while,
But look a little on the funny,
sunny side of life, look a little on the sunny side.
You sing 'em the blues and then they ask for a happy tune,
And when you start to smile they'll say gimme
dat rhythm and blues,
And when you give 'em dat rhythm and blues
they'll simply smile and say
We didn't want to hear you play, we didn't like
you any way.
It's very hard to please
the people every single time
But look a little on the sunny side
Look a little on the sunny side
Even when you feel you want to hide
You've gotta laugh,
don't let your critics ever upset you
Cos for a while, the cynics will all
be out to get you
You gotta be shrewd, you gotta be strong
You gotta convince yourself that you are not wrong
Whistle a tune and think of a catchy,
happy, little song
And look a little on the sunny side
It's very hard to please the people
every single time
But look a little on the sunny side
They're gonna put you down for a while
You got to learn to grit your teeth and smile
Look a little on the funny, sunny side of life
Look a little on the sunny side