Prime Artist:              Deborah Kerr
Lyrics by:                 Oscar Hammerstein II     (O. Greeley Clendenning H. II)


Music by:                  Richard Rodgers
Vocal:                     Rex Thompson
From the Show:             The King and I  1951 (S)

From the Film:             The King and I  1956 (M)
Dubbed Vocal by:           Marni Nixon
Lyrics:

Whenever I feel afraid
I hold my head erect
And whistle a happy tune,
So no one will suspect I'm afraid

While shivering in my shoes
I strike a careless pose
And whistle a happy tune
And no one ever knows I'm afraid

The result of this deception is very strange to tell
For when I fool the people I fear,
I fool myself as well!
I whistle a happy tune
And ev'ry single time
The happiness in the tune
Convinces me that I'm not afraid.

Make believe you're brave
And the trick will take you far.
You may be as brave
As you make believe you are.

[Whistle]

You may be as brave
As you make believe you are.

Repeat Refrain

Contributed by Carlene Bogle