NINA SIMONE - FEELIN'GOOD

FEELIN’GOOD

NINA SIMONE

SONGWRITER: LESLIE BRICUSSE & ANTHONY NEWLEY

COUNTRY: U.K./U.S.A.

ALBUM: I PUT A SPELL ON YOU

LABEL: SONY MUSIC

GENRE: SHOW TUNE

YEAR: 1965

"Feeling Good" (also known as "Feelin' Good") is a song written by English composers Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the musical The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd. It was first performed on stage in 1964 by Cy Grant on the UK tour and by Gilbert Price in 1965 with the original Broadway cast.

Nina Simone recorded "Feeling Good" for her 1965 album I Put a Spell on You. The song has also been covered by Traffic, Michael Bublé, John Coltrane, George Michael, and the rock band Muse.

Birds flyin' high, you know how I feel

Sun in the sky, you know how I feel

Breeze driftin' on by, you know how I feel

It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for me

Yeah, it's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for me, ooooooooh

And I'm feelin' good

Fish in the sea, you know how I feel

River runnin' free, you know how I feel

Blossom on the tree, you know how I feel

It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for me

And I'm feelin' good

Dragonfly out in the sun, you know what I mean, don't you know

Butterflies all havin' fun, you know what I mean

Sleep in peace when day is done: that's what I mean

And this old world is a new world and a bold world for me

Stars when you shine, you know how I feel

Scent of the pine, you know how I feel

Oh, freedom is mine, and I know how I feel

It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for me

And I'm feelin'... good.