I was working on a punk rock album and wanted to use the "Happy Birthday" riff as a satire of the way that many artist use samples without using a sample.
Lyrics
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY
VERSE:
IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY, WHAT THE HELL
HOPE EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL
DON’T STAY IN A FUNK
MIGHT AS WELL GET DRUNK
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
OLD MAN TIME GAVE YOU THE SCREW
CHORUS:
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY
TO YOU
VERSE:
WHAT’S YOUR AGE, I CAN’T TELL
YOU ALWAYS LOOK LIKE HELL
DON’T TAKE IT TOO HARD
ALL YOU’RE GETTING IS THIS CARD
NO REASON TO BE BLUE
LIFE JUST GAVE YOU THE SCREW.
CHORUS: