Lyrics to
Southbound

This version of Southbound was released by Three Dog Night in 1976.

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Is your glass half empty is your glass half full now
I hope you’re happy, I hope you’re happy
Is your glass half empty is your glass half full
I hope you’re happy, I hope you’re happy.
When you weak up in the mornin’, is your mind thoughtful
I hope you’re happy, I hope you’re happy
And that is why I can say to you without fear of misunderstanding.
Southbound how would you like to go
Somewhere tropical breezes blow
Southbound how would you like to be
Swingin’ in the branches of the coconut tree.
I hope you’re happy, I hope you’re happy
And that is why I can say to you without fear of misunderstanding.
Southbound unfold your wings and fly away into the starry sky
Soon you’ll be a friend of mine
Eat plenty of coconut and have a good time.
Is your glass half empty is your glass half full now
I hope you’re happy, I hope you’re happy
And that is why I can say to you without fear of misunderstanding
Southbound I hope you’re happy…

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Three Dog Night has released many songs over the years besides Southbound. Three Dog Night released songs from 1968 to 1976 spanning across albums like Three Dog Night, Suitable For Framing, It Ain't Easy, Naturally, Harmony, Seven Separate Fools, Cyan, Hard Labor, Coming Down Your Way, and American Pastime. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Three Dog Night.

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About Lyrics and Southbound by Three Dog Night

The lyrics to Southbound are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Three Dog Night in 1976. Elements of the lyrics to Southbound are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Three Dog Night and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Southbound back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Southbound by Three Dog Night in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Southbound" means the words set to the music of Southbound, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Three Dog Night. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Southbound and the lyrics to Southbound are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Three Dog Night who came here looking just for the lyrics to Southbound, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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