Editing If You're Happy and You Know It (section)

==Lyric variations==
Like many children's songs, there are many versions of the lyrics. A popular version goes as follows:
<poem style="margin-left: 2em;">
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands!
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands!
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it;
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands!</poem>

This verse is usually followed by more which follow the same pattern but say: "If you're happy and you know it, stomp/stamp your feet!", "If you're happy and you know it, shout/say 'hooray'!" or "shout/say 'amen'!", "If you're happy and you know it, do all three!", "If you're happy and you know it, do all four!". Other versions of the song tend to say, "then your face will surely show it" in place of "and you really want to show it"; the form "then you really ought to show it" has also been used. Many variations on the substance of the first three verses exist, including:<ref>{{YouTube|title=If You're Happy and You Know It|id=0TBn8u-T1EY}}</ref>
:"... stomp/stamp your feet!"
:"... wave your arms!"
:"... say, "hooray!", "amen!", "we are!""
:"... do all three, four, five, etc.!"

===Oh Be Careful Little Eyes===
'''Oh, Be Careful Little Eyes''' is a very popular [[Christian]] children's song. It is sung to the tune of If You're Happy and You Know It,<ref>{{Cite web |title=OH, BE CAREFUL |url=https://digitalsongsandhymns.com/songs/7900 |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Digital Songs & Hymns |language=en}}</ref> and it teaches children to be careful about what they see, hear, say, and do. This song is about living a life that pleases God. The song is rooted in the biblical principle of living a life pleasing to God, particularly in line with verses such as Proverbs 4:23, which encourages guarding the heart, and Psalm 101:3, which advises not to set wicked things before people's eyes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Proverbs 4:23 |url=https://www.esv.org/Proverbs+4:23/ |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=ESV Bible |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Psalm 101:3 |url=https://www.esv.org/Psalm+101:3/ |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=ESV Bible |language=en}}</ref>  

====Lyrics====
Each verse of the song addresses a different part of the body with a [[sense]], to encourage children to be careful with what they see with their eyes, hear with their ears, trust with their mind, etc.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hymn: Oh, be careful, little eyes, what you see |url=https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/c/157 |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=www.hymnal.net |language=en}}</ref>

====Meaning====
"Oh, Be Careful Little Eyes" is a reminder to children that God is omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent, so to be mindful. It is satisfying for children and adults alike.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-17 |title=Luke 11: O Be Careful Little Eyes What You See |url=https://burlesonchurchofchrist.com/luke-11-o-be-careful-little-eyes-what-you-see/ |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Burleson Church of Christ |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[Category:Christian hymns]]  
[[Category:Children's songs]]