From the recording Kolu
Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World
(1. Words by Yip Harburg, Music by Harold Arlen. 2. Bob Thiele (as “George Douglas”) and George David Weiss)
We pay tribute to Israel Kamakawiwo‘ole’s medley of these two classics with Jim’s distinctive arrangement.
PERSONNEL
Paula Kauapalaukī Rudman – vocals
Jim Romano – slack key guitar and vocals
Arrangement by Jim Romano
Lyrics
Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
There’s a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true
Someday I’ll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
High above the chimney tops
That’s where you’ll find me
Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why then, oh, why can’t I?
I see trees of green, and red roses too
I watch them bloom for me and for you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
I see skies of blue and clouds of white
Sunshine all day, and the stars at night
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of the people passing by
I see friends shaking hands, saying, “How do you do?”
They’re really saying, “I love you”
And I hear babies cry, and I watch them grow
They’ll learn much more than we’ll never know
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
Yes, and I think to myself
What a wonderful world