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Eat Your Paisley
Happy Is

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The Dead Milkmen

Happy Is

Release date: 15th April 1986

From Eat Your Paisley

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About This Track

"Happy Is" is a track by The Dead Milkmen, from the album Eat Your Paisley, released 15th April 1986. Full lyrics are available below.

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The Dead Milkmen

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Lyrics

Happy Is

[Verse 1]

Happy is the bride

The sun shines upon

Happy is the corpse

The rain falls down upon

You say I'm happy

Ya' know that can't be true

Cause I won't be happy

'till I annihilate you

[Chorus]

Like some worm that crawls on the ground

Like someone we don't want around

You're the unwanted relative at the picnic

Like some worm that crawls on the ground

Like someone we don't want around

[Verse 2]

Happy is the bride

The sun shines upon

Happy is the corpse

The rain falls down upon

You say I'm happy

Ya' know that that's a lie

Cause I won't be happy

'till I see you die

[Chorus]

Like some river they had to pollute

Like some mad dog we gotta shoot

We're gonna have to end your misery

Like some river they had to pollute

Like some mad dog we gotta shoot

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]

Happy are the children

Playin' in the sun

Happy is my wife

Her day of work is done

You say I'm happy

Ya' know that can't be true

Cause I won't be happy

'till I annihilate you

[Chorus]

Like some worm that crawls on the ground

Like someone we don't want around

You're the unwanted relative at the picnic

Like some worm that crawls on the ground

Like someone we don't want around

[Outro]

Happy is the bride

The sun shines upon

Happy is the corpse

The rain falls down upon

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Track details

From Eat Your Paisley

1986

Album

Eat Your Paisley

The Dead Milkmen

Release year

1986

—The Fez
—Beach Party Vietnam
—Air Crash Museum
—Earwig
—I Hear Your Name
—Happy Is
—Fifty Things
—KKSuck2
—Moron
—Six Days
—Swampland of Desire
—Where the Tarantula Lives
—Take Me Apart
—Two Feet Off the Ground
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