Glad to Be Unhappy

"Glad to Be Unhappy" is a song featured in Frank Sinatra's 1955 album In the Wee Small Hours.

A live performance of Sinatra's rendition of this song can be found on Sinatra ’57 in Concert.

History
"Glad to Be Unhappy" was composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Lorenz Hart. The song was introduced by Doris Carson and David Morris who performed the song for the 1936 musical .

Gina Malo and Eddie Pola performed the song in the London counterpart of On Your Toes. In addition, Kay Coulter and Joshua Shelley were those who performed the song in 1954 for the Broadway rendition of the musical.

Releases

 * Studio recordings
 * In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning (1995)
 * Reissues
 * Concepts (1992)
 * Frank Sinatra Sings the Select Rodgers & Hart (1995)
 * The Capitol Years (1998)
 * Sinatra: Best of the Best (2011)

Lyrics
Look at yourself, if you had a sense of humor You would laugh to beat the band Look at yourself, do you still believe the rumor That romance is simply grand?

Since you took it right on the chin You have lost that bright toothpaste grin My mental state is all a-jumble I sit around and sadly mumble

Fools rush in, so here I am Very glad to be unhappy I can't win, but here I am More than glad to be unhappy

Unrequited love's a bore And I've got it pretty bad But for someone you adore It's a pleasure to be sad

Like a straying baby lamb With no mammy and no pappy I'm so unhappy But oh, so glad!