From the recording The Nearness of You
Over the Rainbow is a ballad composed by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg. It was written for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and was sung by actress Judy Garland in her starring role as Dorothy Gale.
It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and became Garland's signature song.
Lyrics
Somewhere over the rainbow
way up highThere'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
Away 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?
Songwriters: Harold Arlen and E. Harburg
Over the Rainbow lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC