HAPPY SONG VIRUS
Words and music © 2002 by Paul Estin.
Original draft: 2002-Aug-28
Latest version: 2003-Apr-30

chords thruout except where otherwise noted:
G --, C --, G --, D Dsus4 D
bass line thruout, except where otherwise noted:
g gg, c cc, b bb, aba

Intro:
[bass line twice] [chords twice]

Stanza 1:

g g   g      g     g    g   f#
I was riding on my bike one day
g    g    g    c     c b  b  a
When this song leapt into my brain
g    g      g      g     g     g    g  f#
An annoying little tune, all full of bliss (but)
g g      c          (c)    b    b    a     f#
I had to spread it; ... it goes like this: be

Chorus 1:

b  g  g   g  c    c   c  b    g    f# g   f#
Happy dootdoodoo, dootdoodoo, Come on and be
b  g  g   g  c    c   c  b    g  g     f#   g  f#
Happy dootdoodoo, dootdoodoo, It feels good to be
b  g  g   g  c    c   c  b    g    f# g  f#
Happy dootdoodoo, dootdoodoo, Come on and be
b  g  g   g  c    c   c  b    g  f#
Happy dootdoodoo, dootdoodoo, Oh yeah!

Stanza 2:

It was in my head, the song wouldn't stop
Over and over, and then I saw a cop
He pulled me over, said my brain was too loud 
That's when I noticed that we'd drawn a crowd who were

Chorus 2:

Happy dootdoodoo, dootdoo Singing and dancing and
Happy dootdoodoo, They could hear my brain (bein')
Happy dootdoodoo, dootdoodoo, Come on and be
Happy dootdoodoo, dootdoodoo, Oh yeah!

Stanza 3:

Cop he booked me for disturbing the peace
But even in jail, that song would not cease!
And I wasn't sure, with the shades he was wearin'
But the guy in my cell looked just like Bobby McFerrin!
[No words, look around paranoid] ...He said to be

Chorus 3:

Happy dootdoodoo, dootdoodoo [with accent] Don't worry, be
Happy dootdoodoo... [with accent] The aliens said to be
Happy... [spoken, incredulous]  The ALIENS said to be
Happy?.. [spoken]  So I asked him:

Bridge:

C C           G        D  <- chords
c c    c      b    b   a  <- melody
Bobby, what's that you said
    C      C             G       D
a   c      c             b       a    
Did aliens put this song into my head?
            G        G      D         D
a           b        b      a         a g
Starting millennia ago, on Egyptian papyrus,
          D           D             D         D7
g         a           a             a a  b    c a
A plan to conquer the world with an evil song virus...

[bass line twice]

Stanza 4:

I said I'm afraid that it's too late
If the aliens are real, then we're doomed to our fate
This song is stuck in my head for all days
G GG, C CC, BAB A!  So be...

Chorus 4:
Happy dootdoodoo,  Sing along if you want, and be
Happy dootdoodoo, dootdoodoo,  Come on and be
Happy dootdoodoo, dootdoo  The Earth is doomed, but be
Happy dootdoodoo, dootdoo  Don't worry ‘bout the aliens, be
Happy dootdoodoo, Oh no, I think the virus is spreading... (etc.)

Louie Louie, oh, oh..., /
   Me gotta go... and be happy...
Bye bye, Miss American Pie /
   Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was happy...
Slow down, you move too fast /
   You got to make the mornin' happy...

G C G DdsD   Doo, dootdoodoo, dootdoodoo, Come on and be...
D-D9-D-Ds-D  ...
G            Happy!