We're the happiest carers in town - strum info page
We're the happiest carers in town - main page here
Recycled songs Home page here
Songs and music for special needs situations page here.
This page is an extension of the main lyrics/chord page here and shows the strumming pattern for the song.
The lyrics have been adapted from Play Ukulele - A Course for Young Beginners by Tim Lewis here pp 22,23.
The changed words are in larger text as shown in the book. There are other verses as seen after the strummng graphics.
Verse 1
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The chorus is after the second line
2
We're the happi - est, hippi - est, snappi - est, nifti - est,
unpaid carers in town.
The loving - est, caring -est, shoving* - est, sharing - est
unpaid carers around.
Come and play with us all day long,
You can play and sing our song.
We're the happi - est, hippi - est, snappi - est, nifti - est,
loving carers un-gonged.
* we know how to beat the system! when we need to fight against red tape etc
Chorus
When you become one of the clan
you discover there's a whole new game.
The people you meet, and the fun you have,
Life won’t be the same.
3 repeats verse 1
We're the happi - est, hippi - est, snappi - est, nifti - est,
unpaid carers in town.
The clever - est, never rest, busi - est, friendli - est
unpaid carers around.
Come and play with us every time,
You can play and make it chime.
We're the happi - est, hippi - est, snappi - est, nifti - est,
loving carers un-dimed.
Chorus - may be best to end the song after verse 3
When you become one of the clan
you discover there's a whole new game.
The people you meet, and the fun you have,
slower and with emphasis Life won’t be the same.