The Boondocks by Aaron McGruder for April 20, 2002
Transcript:
Huey: Sigh...The economy is still in the toilet, we're on the brink of war in the Middle East, and the polar ice caps are actually melting. Caesar: Somebody needs to get Bobby McFerrin's behind into the recording studio quick. Huey: Yeah, right. Don't worry, be happy, my @#%!
There was actually a backlash against that song, much of it in response to the verse where it’s implied that if one is homeless, that it’s no big deal, just “be happy.”