<P> "If You're Happy and You Know It" is a popular repetitive children's song from the United States, credited to Dr. Alfred B. Smith, midway through the 1900s . The song has been noted for its similarities to "Molodejnaya", a song appearing in the 1938 Soviet musical film Volga - Volga . </P> <P> The song was published in various places through the decades following, including a volume of "constructive recreational activities" for children, a book of drama projects for disabled children, and a nursing home manual . </P> <P> In 1971, Jonico Music filed for copyright on the song, crediting it to Joe Raposo . </P>

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