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The first book including "Happy Birthday" lyrics set to the tune of "Good Morning to All" that bears a date of publication is The Elementary Worker and His Work, from 1911, but earlier references exist to a song called "Happy Birthday to You", including an article from 1901 in the Inland Educator and Indiana School Journal. [27]
"Birthday" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 double album The Beatles (also known as "the White Album"). Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney , mainly by McCartney, it is the opening track on the third side of the LP (or the second disc in CD versions of the record).
Lyrics by Year Notes A "Abide with Me" William Henry Monk: Henry Francis Lyte: 1953 [1] with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [2] "Act of Contrition" Joseph J. Leahy Traditional 1953 [1] with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [3] "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" Harold Arlen: Johnny Mercer: 1958
Its popularity continued to grow through the 1930s, with no author identified for the new lyrics, nor credit given for the melody from "Good Morning to You". Based on 1935 copyright registrations by the Summy Company, and a series of court cases (which all settled out of court), [ 10 ] the sisters became known as the authors of "Happy Birthday ...
Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to (insert first name here), Happy birthday to you. And the versions the kids sing when the adults leave the room, such as: Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, You look like a monkey, And you smell like one, too. StuRat 08:22, 7 July 2012 (UTC)
This list of birthday songs contains songs which are sung on birthday occasions. See also: Category:Songs about birthdays Happy Birthday to You , an American song translated into a number of languages worldwide
Round and round went the great big wheel In and out went the rod of steel I'll lay you money on a surefire bet That the great big wheel is a-turning yet So he mounted up a great big wheel And there upon set a rod of steel Two brass balls were filled with cream And the whole darn thing was run by steam Round and round went the great big wheel
"Happy Birthday" has been covered by the Ting Tings for the children's television show Yo Gabba Gabba! in 2008, [15] by the Wedding Present for their 1993 compilation album John Peel Sessions 1987–1990, [16] and by Thomas Fagerlund (The Kissaway Trail) with Christian Hjelm for the Danish radio programme Det Elektriske Barometer (The Electric Barometer) in 2010.