"Zip - a-Dee - Doo - Dah '' is a song composed by Allie Wrubel with lyrics by Ray Gilbert from the Disney 1946 live action and animated movie Song of the South, sung by James Baskett. For "Zip - a-Dee - Doo - Dah '', the film won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and was the second in a long line of Disney songs to win this award, after "When You Wish upon a Star '' from Pinocchio (1940). In 2004 it finished at number 47 in AFI 's 100 Years... 100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.
where did the song zippity doo dah come from
movie Song of the South