About The Song
Donna Fargo was one of the few female breakout country artists of the ‘7os. She rose to fame with her most notable hit “The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA.”
Donna was able to get to the level of fame among female country artists such as Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, and Loretta Lynn. The singer owes part of her success to her songwriting skills. Most of the music that she performed was written by her including this one.
The track “The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA” was not even supposed to be the title of the song. Donna Fargo admitted that instead of the USA, it was originally ‘Happiest Girl in the Whole World.’ She then changed it due to difficulty in rhyming the word to other words. The song became a hit in both country and pop charts.
This cemented Donna Fargo’s career as a country artist and it spawned to more music from her. The track also earned Fargo a Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance back in 1973. The song was also well-loved by her fellow country artists. Tammy Wynette, Tanya Tucker, and Nancy Sinatra did their version of the song. Popstar Lana Del Ray was also fond of the track so she performed it at one of her gigs back in 2009.
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Lyrics
Shine on me, sunshine
Walk with me, world
It’s a skip-a-dee-do-dah day
I’m the happiest girl in the whole USA
Good morning, morning, hello, sunshine
Wake up, sleepy head
Why’d we move that bojangle clock
So far away from the bed?
Just one more minute, that’s why we moved it
One more hug will do
Do you love wakin’ up next to me
As much as I love wakin’ up next to you?
You make the coffee, I’ll make the bed
I’ll fix your lunch, and you fix mine
Now tell me the truth, do these old shoes look funny?
Honey, it’s almost nine
Now you be careful
Got to go, I love you
Have a beautiful day
And kiss the happiest girl in the whole USA
Skip-a-dee-do-dah, thank you, Lord
For makin’ him for me
And thank you for letting life turn out the way
That I always thought it could be
There once was a time
When I could not imagine
How it would feel to say
I’m the happiest girl in the whole USA
Now shine on me, sunshine
Walk with me, world
It’s a skip-a-dee-do-dah day
I’m the happiest girl in the whole USA
Shine on me, sunshine
Walk with me, world
It’s a skip-a-dee-do-dah day
I’m the happiest girl in the whole USA
Shine on me, sunshine
Walk with me, world
It’s a skip-a-dee-do-dah day
I’m the happiest girl in the whole USA