Released: January 16, 1975
Songwriter: Donald Baldwin Jeffrey Bowen Lionel Richie
Producer: Jeffrey Bowen
[Intro: Dennis Edwards]
Get up - everybody!
[Chorus: The Temptations]
Happy people are we
Happy people are we
[Verse 1: Dennis Edwards]
Throw away your life long pain and follow, yeah
I'll take you to a land of peace and a new tomorrow, hey
[Pre-Chorus: The Temptations]
Brothers, sisters, come and take my hand
I will take you to a better land
Sunshine people love is all you bring
Dawn of a new day and here's the song we sing
[Chorus: The Temptations & (Dennis Edwards)]
Happy people are we (Well, well, well, well)
Happy people are we (Hey)
(Listen children, now)
[Verse 2: Dennis Edwards]
Don't believe in this troubled world
We can get higher (Higher)
Come on along and I'll take you there
Hey, listen to me now
[Pre-Chorus: The Temptations]
People, my people, let's party and get down
Life is for livin', now let's don't mess around
Dance to the music, throw your cares away
It's a song of hope and better days
[Chorus: The Temptations & (Dennis Edwards)]
Happy people are we (Everybody!)
Happy people are we
[Bridge: The Temptations]
Happy - happy
You and me both gotta be - happy
Everybody's gonna be - happy
Everybody's gonna be - happy
Brothers and sisters got to be - happy
Mothers and fathers got to be - happy
Everybody got to be
[Chorus: The Temptations & (Dennis Edwards)]
Happy people are we
(Get on up, get on up, let me hear ya)
Happy people are we
[Outro: The Temptations & Dennis Edwards]
Get up, get up - everybody
Happy - happy - Well, well, well, well
Happy - happy - Hey, everybody got to be
Happy - Get on up, get on up, let me hear ya
Happy - Get on up, get on up, let me hear ya
Happy - Well, well, well, well...
Get up - everybody!
[Chorus: The Temptations]
Happy people are we
Happy people are we
[Verse 1: Dennis Edwards]
Throw away your life long pain and follow, yeah
I'll take you to a land of peace and a new tomorrow, hey
[Pre-Chorus: The Temptations]
Brothers, sisters, come and take my hand
I will take you to a better land
Sunshine people love is all you bring
Dawn of a new day and here's the song we sing
[Chorus: The Temptations & (Dennis Edwards)]
Happy people are we (Well, well, well, well)
Happy people are we (Hey)
(Listen children, now)
[Verse 2: Dennis Edwards]
Don't believe in this troubled world
We can get higher (Higher)
Come on along and I'll take you there
Hey, listen to me now
[Pre-Chorus: The Temptations]
People, my people, let's party and get down
Life is for livin', now let's don't mess around
Dance to the music, throw your cares away
It's a song of hope and better days
[Chorus: The Temptations & (Dennis Edwards)]
Happy people are we (Everybody!)
Happy people are we
[Bridge: The Temptations]
Happy - happy
You and me both gotta be - happy
Everybody's gonna be - happy
Everybody's gonna be - happy
Brothers and sisters got to be - happy
Mothers and fathers got to be - happy
Everybody got to be
[Chorus: The Temptations & (Dennis Edwards)]
Happy people are we
(Get on up, get on up, let me hear ya)
Happy people are we
[Outro: The Temptations & Dennis Edwards]
Get up, get up - everybody
Happy - happy - Well, well, well, well
Happy - happy - Hey, everybody got to be
Happy - Get on up, get on up, let me hear ya
Happy - Get on up, get on up, let me hear ya
Happy - Well, well, well, well...
more tracks from the album
Emperors Of Soul
- My Girl
- The Way You Do the Things You Do
- My Girl (A Cappella) [Mono]
- My Baby
- It’s Growing
- I’ll Be in Trouble
- Baby, Baby I Need You
- Soul to Soul
- I’m Doing It All
- Don’t Look Back
- You’ve Got To Earn It
- Since I Lost My Baby
- Fading Away
- Angel Doll
- Get Ready
- I’ll Try Something New
- I Wonder Who She’s Seeing Now
- I Want A Love I Can See
- Slow Down Heart
- Who You Gonna Run To
- The Further You Look, the Less You See
- You’ll Lose a Precious Love
- No More Water In The Well
- Don’t Send Me Away
- Happy People
From the albums
- A Song for You (1975)
- Emperors Of Soul (1994)
The Temptations popular songs
- My Girl
- The Way You Do the Things You Do
- Get Ready
- Soul to Soul
- I Want A Love I Can See
- Since I Lost My Baby
- The Further You Look, the Less You See
- You Beat Me to the Punch
- You’ll Lose a Precious Love
- Christmas Everyday
- Ooo Baby Baby
- No More Water In The Well
- Born to Love You
- You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me
- Don’t Send Me Away
- I’ve Been Good to You
- Angel Doll
- Fading Away
- Now That You’ve Won Me
- Stay
- Who’s Lovin’ You
- (You Can) Depend on Me
- My Girl (A Cappella) [Mono]
- My Baby