The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. (song)

"The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA" is a country and pop music song written and recorded by Donna Fargo. It is written in the voice of a newlywed girl, sung to her new husband. It has since become her signature song.

The song, Fargo's debut single, became a number-one country hit in the spring of 1972, and subsequently became a hit on the Billboard Hot 100 pop music chart, peaking at #11, and Billboard Easy Listening Singles chart, where it reached #7.

A rumor later circulated that the line "skip-a-dee-doo-dah" was originally written as "zip-a-dee-doo-dah," and that the Walt Disney Company subsequently sued Fargo as soon as they became aware of the song and its line, demanding that the original line be changed. Fargo has since put the rumor to rest, stating that "skip-a-dee-doo-dah" was indeed the original line and that no such lawsuit ever took place.

Covers

The song was covered by Tammy Wynette on her 1972 album My Man (Understands).

Tanya Tucker also recorded the song in 1972 for her first album Delta Dawn. Her producer Billy Sherrill had planned for it to be her first single. Tucker convinced him to let her record and release "Delta Dawn" instead.

The song was sung by actress Daveigh Chase in a 2007 episode of the HBO television series Big Love.

Charts

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