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Somewhere over the rainbow and what a wonderful world

By Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole

Somewhere over the ___________


Way up high
And the ___________ that you dreamed of
Once in a lullaby

Oh somewhere over the ___________


Bluebirds fly
And the ___________ that you dreamed of
Dreams really do come true

Someday I'll wish upon a ___________


Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney tops
That's where you'll ___________ me

Oh somewhere over the rainbow


Bluebirds ___________
And the dreams that you dare to
Oh ___________, oh why can't I?

Well, I see
Trees of ___________and red roses too,
I'll watch them bloom for me and ___________
And I think to myself,
What a wonderful ___________.

Well I see,
___________of blues and, ___________of white,
And the brightness of day, I like the dark
And I think to myself,
What a wonderful world.

The colors of the rainbow so ___________in the sky


Are also on the faces of people passing by
I see friends shaking hands saying how do ___________do
They're really saying I... I ___________you.

I hear babies cry, I watch them grow


They'll learn ___________more than we know
And i think to myself
What a ___________ world.

Oh someday I'll wish upon a star


Wake up where the clouds are far behind
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me

Oh somewhere over the rainbow


Way up high
And the dreams that you dare to
Why, oh why can't I, I?
Israel "Iz" Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole (Hawaiian pronunciation: [kəˌmɐkəˌvivoˈʔole]) translation: "The Fearless Eyed"; May 20, 1959 – June 26,
1997), also called Bruddah Iz (Brother Iz), was a Hawaiian musician.
His voice became famous outside Hawaii when his album Facing Future was released in 1993. His medley of "Somewhere over the
Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" was subsequently featured in several films, television programs, and television advertisement commercials.
Through his skillful ukulele playing and incorporation of other genres (such as jazz and reggae), Kamakawiwoʻole's music remains a very strong
influence in Hawaiian music.[1]
"Somewhere over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" was originally recorded in a spur-of-the-moment  demo session in 1988, and was done in
a single take. At the time, copies of the recording were only made for Kamakawiwoʻole himself and recording engineer Milan Bertosa. Five years
later, in 1993, Bertosa played the song for producer Jon de Mello while the two were completing work on Facing Future, and de Mello decided to
include it in the album

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