Azizi,

I have ususally heard "If you're happpy and you know it" sung as a VBS song, with the line "if you really want to show it". My wife also knows it as a VBS song, and with the same line. I have rarely heard it as "then your face will surely show it". I wonder if the version you know circulates mainly in schools and the version we know circulates mainly in churches. It could also be a Southern Appalachian thing, since she and I grew up there.

Mo the Caller,

Thank you. I had been wondering if some of these songs are associated with particular countries. The ones from Azizi's list which I also have never heard are:
#1 "Running over, running over, my cup's full and running over"
#2 "Sunshine Mountain"
#8 "Young folks old folks everybody come"
#9 "One more river to cross"
#11"Over the sea there are little brown children"
You identify these as known in England. However, Genie knew #2 and Kendall knew #8 and #9, so they are apparently not exclusively English. (Genie and Kendall are, I believe, from the U.S.) I hope others will chime in to help determine which songs are best known in which nations.

Kent