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Book 26 Page 48

Happy birthday

(old man)

Happy birthday, well the years are certainly rolling on?

Still dancing I see and singing a song.

Although at your age much of life has passed you by,

Yet you’ve got, no time to cry.

And I bet every day’s like a new beginning.

And no doubt today you pounced out of bed singing;

        Happy birthday to me.

        Happy birthday to me.

And so I hope you do have a wonderful day,

And I hope your lungs can handle,

blowing out all of your ….. candles.

© Written by Dominic John Gill www.poetry.net.au  dominicj7@poetry.net.au Created on 8/9/00