Oklahoma!: Oh What A Beautiful Mornin' (Neil Balfour)

Neil Balfour performing Oh What A Beautiful Mornin' from Oklahoma! by Rodgers & Hammerstein.
The audio & video in this performance was a continuous LIVE recording for artsongstory.
Music & Performance: Neil Balfour (www.neilbalfour.com)
Audio & Video: Ben Rawles
Piano: Jenny Martins
ABOUT
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' is the opening song from the musical Oklahoma! This was the first song of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical collaboration to be heard by theatre audiences. It has become one of their most famous numbers and one of the most famous American songs from the wartime era.
The leading male character in Oklahoma!, Curly McLain, sings this number and the pastoral lyrics and ebullient music capture this characters energy and brimming optimism.
LYRICS
Verse 1
There's a bright, golden haze on the meadow
There's a bright, golden haze on the meadow
The corn is as high as a elephant's eye
And it looks like it's climbing clear up to the sky
Chorus
Oh, what a beautiful mornin'
Oh, what a beautiful day
I've got a beautiful feelin'
Everything's goin' my way
Verse 2
All the cattle are standin' like statues
All the cattle are standin' like statues
They don't turn their heads as they see me ride by
But a little brown mav'rick is winkin' her eye
Verse 3
All the sounds of the earth are like music
Oh the sounds of the earth are like music
The breeze is so busy, it don't miss a tree
An' a ol' weepin' willer is laughin' at me
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