Happy Do you see the man with the monkey in his hand? He sings to him sweetly and call him Sam He's happy So happy And do you see the lady with the long black beard It's her pride and joy, she's been growin it for years She's happy So happy So may I caution you and say beware Before you dare judge and stare Cause everybody has to be somethin' It's a lot better than just being nothin' Everybody has to be something Whatever makes 'em happy We all know Mary, she has 50 cats And all day long she is giving them baths It makes her happy So happy And Arnold is a hermit, he gets lots of weird looks 'Cause all of his friends well they live inside of books But they make him happy So happy You never know what it takes For someone to be glad in their own way Cause everybody has to be somethin' It's a lot better than just being nothin' Everybody has to be something Whatever makes 'em happy We can see pieces of ourself in the reflection of everyone else so judgin' them is like judgin' yourself Instead of just being happy I know a lady who dances on her bed Only she can hear the music 'cause it's in her head But she's happy So happy So be as different as you want It's even more fun than you thought Cause everybody has to be somethin' It's a lot better than just being nothin' Everybody has to be something Whatever makes 'em happy Everybody needs to be something It's a lot better than just being nothin' Everybody needs to be something Whatever makes 'em happy Whatever makes 'em happy