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Not to be confused with The Happy Whistler. Song

"I Whistle a Happy Tune"
Song
Published	1951
Songwriter(s)	Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II

"I Whistle a Happy Tune" is a show tune from the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, The King and I. It is sung by the Governess Anna Leonowens (originally played on Broadway by Gertrude Lawrence) to her son Louis after the curtain rises on Act One of the musical, to persuade him not to be afraid as they arrive in Siam to serve the King.

In the 1956 film version, it was sung by Marni Nixon (dubbing over Deborah Kerr) and Rex Thompson.

In the 1999 animated film version, it was sung by Christiane Noll, Adam Wylie, Charles Clark, Jeff Gunn, David Joyce and Larry Kenton.

Notable recordings

Julie Andrews - included in the album Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King And I (1992).
Max Bygraves - included in the album 100 Golden Greats (1976).
Barbara Cook - The King and I (1960).
Bing Crosby - recorded the song on April 9. 1951 with Victor Young and His Orchestra.
Elaine Paige - included in the album The King and I: 2000 London Cast Recording (2000)
Jane Powell - for her album Something Wonderful (1956).
Dinah Shore - included in the EP Hits From "The King And I" (1952).
Frank Sinatra - recorded March 27, 1951 for Columbia Records with Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra.
The Starlighters - recorded for Capitol Records (catalog No. 1481) (1951).
Andy Williams released a version of the song on his 1958 album Andy Williams Sings Rodgers and Hammerstein.
Julie Andrews performed it alongside large Muppet monsters on an episode of The Muppet Show.
Grover and Cookie Monster on Sesame Street (1970)

References

Hischak, Thomas S. (2007). The Rodgers and Hammerstein Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 242. ISBN 9780313341403. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
"Rodgers & Hammerstein - Julie Andrews, Ben Kingsley, Lea Salonga, Peabo Bryson And Marilyn Horne, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, John Mauceri - The King And I". Discogs.com. 1992. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
"Max Bygraves - 100 Golden Greats". Discogs.com. 1976. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
"Barbara Cook, Theodore Bikel, Jeanette Scovotti, Lehman Engel – The King And I (1960, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. 1960. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
"A Bing Crosby Discography". Bingmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
"Jane Powell With David Rose & His Orchestra - Something Wonderful". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
"Dinah Shore - Hello, Young Lovers". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
"Frank Sinatra Discography". Jazzdiscography.com. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
"Starlighters: A Discography". Honkingduck.com. Retrieved 2 May 2021.

v t e Rodgers and Hammerstein
Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II
Stage musicals	Oklahoma! Carousel Allegro South Pacific The King and I Me and Juliet Pipe Dream Flower Drum Song The Sound of Music A Grand Night for Singing State Fair Cinderella
Productions	I Remember Mama Annie Get Your Gun Happy Birthday John Loves Mary Show Boat The Happy Time Burning Bright
Films	State Fair (1945) Oklahoma! Carousel The King and I (1956 film) South Pacific Flower Drum Song State Fair (1962) The Sound of Music The King and I (1999 film)
Television	Cinderella Carousel Cinderella (1997) The Sound of Music Live! The Sound of Music Live
Songs	"Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" "Kansas City" "I Cain't Say No" "Many a New Day" "It's a Scandal! It's a Outrage!" "People Will Say We're in Love" "Lonely Room" "The Farmer and the Cowman" "All Er Nuthin'" "Oklahoma" "If I Loved You" "Soliloquy" "You'll Never Walk Alone" "It Might as Well Be Spring" "That's for Me" "A Fellow Needs a Girl" "So Far" "Some Enchanted Evening" "There Is Nothing Like a Dame" "Bali Ha'i" "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" "I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy" "Younger Than Springtime" "Happy Talk" "You've Got to Be Carefully Taught" "I Whistle a Happy Tune" "Hello, Young Lovers" "Getting to Know You" "We Kiss in a Shadow" "Something Wonderful" "I Have Dreamed" "Shall We Dance?" "No Other Love" "I Enjoy Being a Girl" "The Sound of Music" "Maria" "My Favorite Things" "Do-Re-Mi" "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" "The Lonely Goatherd" "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" "So Long, Farewell" "No Way to Stop It" "Edelweiss"
Related articles	"Something Good" The Sound of Music (1965 soundtrack) The Sound of Music: Music from the NBC Television Event

v t e Margaret Landon's Anna and the King of Siam
Characters	Anna Leonowens Mongkut, King of Siam Prince Chulalongkorn Louis T. Leonowens
Films	Anna and the King of Siam (1946) The King and I (1956) The King and I (1999) Anna and the King (1999)
TV	Anna and the King
Stage	The King and I (musical)
Songs	"I Whistle a Happy Tune" "Hello, Young Lovers" "Getting to Know You" "We Kiss in a Shadow" "Something Wonderful" "I Have Dreamed" "Shall We Dance?"
Albums	Original cast recording (1951) London cast recording (1953) jazz version by The Mastersounds (1957) Julie Andrews and Ben Kingsley album (1992)

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