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 care to dream really do come true someday I'll wish upon a star and wake up where the clouds are far behind me were troubles melt like lemon drops away above the chimney tops that's were you'll find me somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly birds fly over the rainbow why then oh why cant I if happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow why oh why can't I