On how to be lovely (On how to be lovely) You got to be happy (You got to be happy) When you can feel light and gay Then you'll be lovely as a holiday.
On how to be charming (On how to be charming) You got to be merry (You got to be merry) If only to weave a spell And you'll be lovely As a carousel too.
I (I know you can) show how. It's (it's all in the) know-how. And (and once you know) oh how The world looks good to you As it should to you.
On how to be lovely (On how to be lovely) You got to be jolly (You got to be jolly) When you can be fancy-free And flash a smile that Folks come flocking to see.
Can't (can't do it with) make-up You (you've just got to) wake up And (and startin' to) take up A life delirious Nothing serious.
On how to be lovely (On how to be lovely) You got to be cheery (You got to be cheery) I'll give you a guarantee You don't need dough You don't need a college degree.
Make sorrow incidental (Let joy be monumental) And you'll be lovely Do-wee-oo Do-wee-oo(-ee) Do-wee-oo Do-wee-oo(-ee) You'll be as lovely As can be A-do-ee-oo-ee-oo-ee-oo!
[00:14.00]On how to be lovely [00:16.13](On how to be lovely) [00:17.33]You got to be happy [00:18.88](You got to be happy) [00:20.58]When you can feel [00:21.71]light and gay [00:23.05]Then you'll be lovely [00:24.47]as a holiday. [00:26.14] [00:27.11]On how to be charming [00:28.34](On how to be charming) [00:29.98]You got to be merry [00:31.57](You got to be merry) [00:33.18]If only to weave a spell [00:35.30]And you'll be lovely [00:36.95]As a carousel too. [00:38.73] [00:41.98]I (I know you can) show how. [00:44.38]It's (it's all in the) know-how. [00:47.48]And (and once you know) oh how [00:50.61]The world looks good to you [00:52.50]As it should to you. [00:54.12] [00:55.36]On how to be lovely [00:56.62](On how to be lovely) [00:57.99]You got to be jolly [00:59.72](You got to be jolly) [01:01.25]When you can be fancy-free [01:03.61]And flash a smile that [01:05.11]Folks come flocking to see. [01:06.90] [01:09.12]You'll be as lovely [01:12.56]As can be. [01:14.70] [01:16.59]Do-wee-oo [01:18.05]Do-wee-oo-ee [01:19.42]Do-wee-oo [01:20.97]Do-wee-oo-ee [01:22.30]Do-wee-oo [01:23.99]Do-wee-oo [01:25.60]Boo-diddly-ba-bau! Ee- [01:27.84] [01:29.16]Do-wee-oo [01:30.28]Do-wee-oo-ee [01:31.59]Do-wee-oo [01:33.27]Do-wee-oo-ee [01:34.83]Do-wee-oo [01:36.24]Do-wee-oo [01:37.76]Boo-diddly-ba-bau! [01:39.68](Boo-diddly-ba-bau!) [01:40.90]Boo-diddly-ba-baa-pa-daa! [01:42.62] [01:44.90]Can't (can't do it with) make-up [01:47.20]You (you've just got to) wake up [01:50.16]And (and startin' to) take up [01:53.64]A life delirious [01:55.52]Nothing serious. [01:56.69] [01:57.15]On how to be lovely [01:59.54](On how to be lovely) [02:00.98]You got to be cheery [02:02.80](You got to be cheery) [02:04.28]I'll give you a guarantee [02:06.38]You don't need dough [02:07.74]You don't need a college degree. [02:10.45] [02:13.05]Make sorrow incidental [02:15.68](Let joy be monumental) [02:19.00]And you'll be lovely [02:23.89]Do-wee-oo [02:25.38]Do-wee-oo(-ee) [02:27.03]Do-wee-oo [02:28.51]Do-wee-oo(-ee) [02:30.07]You'll be as lovely [02:32.66]As can be [02:35.90]A-do-ee-oo-ee-oo-ee-oo!