(S Cahn, J Van Heusen)
[Recorded Febrary 4, 1964, Los Angeles]

The life and land around you is good, so good, so good
You never had it so good, you never had it so good,
You never had it so good, you never had it so good,
You never had it so good, sister,
Smiles of happy faces, different styles and races,
Still we're one big neighborhood
You never, I mean never, ever had it so good, so good, so good, so good
Ice cream on your apple pie, that's good, that's good
Mountain streams of fish fry, yum yum, that's good
Flag that you can wave about, that's good, that's good
A wide spread you can see right outside good, that's good
What our forefathers said still goes, any American knows,
You never had it so good, you never had it so good,
You never had it so good, you never had it so good,
You never had it so good, sister,
Smiles of happy faces, different styles and races,
Still we're one big neighborhood
You never, I mean never, ever had it so good, so good, so good, so good
The corn upon the splendid plain, that's good, that's good
And frozen foods in cellophane, that's good, that's good,
A hot dog in a bleacher's seat, that's good, that's good,
A town hall where the people meet, that's good, that's good
Old John Hancock, he said it fine, he put it right on the line,
You never had it so good, you never had it so good,
You never had it so good, you never had it so good,
You never had it so good, sister,
Smiles of happy faces, different styles and races,
Still we're one big neighborhood
You never, I mean never, ever had it so good, so good, so good, so good
Not ever!