Your Happy Birthday

Author: Charlene A. Newell

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This month is such a special one, class="diff_next">n1This month is such a special one; 2It’s birthday time for you.2It’s birthday-time for you. 3We’d really like to celebrate3We’d really like to celebrate 4Your happy day with you.4Your happy day with you. t5Zip-a-dee-ay, and high-de-ho,t5Zip-a-dee-ay and heigh-dee-ho, 6Here’s something we can do,6Here’s something we can do. 7We’ll sing a song that we all know,7We’ll sing a song that we all know, 8Happy Birthday to you!8Happy Birthday to you! 99
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This month is such a special one; 2It’s birthday time for you.2It’s birthday-time for you. 3We’d really like to celebrate3We’d really like to celebrate 4Your happy day with you.4Your happy day with you. t5Zip-a-dee-ay, and high-de-ho,t5Zip-a-dee-ay and heigh-dee-ho, 6Here’s something we can do,6Here’s something we can do. 7We’ll sing a song that we all know,7We’ll sing a song that we all know, 8Happy Birthday to you!8Happy Birthday to you! 99
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It’s birthday time for you.2It’s birthday-time for you. 3We’d really like to celebrate3We’d really like to celebrate 4Your happy day with you.4Your happy day with you. t5Zip-a-dee-ay, and high-de-ho,t5Zip-a-dee-ay and heigh-dee-ho, 6Here’s something we can do,6Here’s something we can do. 7We’ll sing a song that we all know,7We’ll sing a song that we all know, 8Happy Birthday to you!8Happy Birthday to you! 99
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It’s birthday-time for you. 3We’d really like to celebrate3We’d really like to celebrate 4Your happy day with you.4Your happy day with you. t5Zip-a-dee-ay, and high-de-ho,t5Zip-a-dee-ay and heigh-dee-ho, 6Here’s something we can do,6Here’s something we can do. 7We’ll sing a song that we all know,7We’ll sing a song that we all know, 8Happy Birthday to you!8Happy Birthday to you! 99
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We’d really like to celebrate3We’d really like to celebrate 4Your happy day with you.4Your happy day with you. t5Zip-a-dee-ay, and high-de-ho,t5Zip-a-dee-ay and heigh-dee-ho, 6Here’s something we can do,6Here’s something we can do. 7We’ll sing a song that we all know,7We’ll sing a song that we all know, 8Happy Birthday to you!8Happy Birthday to you! 99
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We’d really like to celebrate 4Your happy day with you.4Your happy day with you. t5Zip-a-dee-ay, and high-de-ho,t5Zip-a-dee-ay and heigh-dee-ho, 6Here’s something we can do,6Here’s something we can do. 7We’ll sing a song that we all know,7We’ll sing a song that we all know, 8Happy Birthday to you!8Happy Birthday to you! 99
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Your happy day with you.4Your happy day with you. t5Zip-a-dee-ay, and high-de-ho,t5Zip-a-dee-ay and heigh-dee-ho, 6Here’s something we can do,6Here’s something we can do. 7We’ll sing a song that we all know,7We’ll sing a song that we all know, 8Happy Birthday to you!8Happy Birthday to you! 99
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Your happy day with you. t5Zip-a-dee-ay, and high-de-ho,t5Zip-a-dee-ay and heigh-dee-ho, 6Here’s something we can do,6Here’s something we can do. 7We’ll sing a song that we all know,7We’ll sing a song that we all know, 8Happy Birthday to you!8Happy Birthday to you! 99
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Zip-a-dee-ay, and high-de-ho,t5Zip-a-dee-ay and heigh-dee-ho, 6Here’s something we can do,6Here’s something we can do. 7We’ll sing a song that we all know,7We’ll sing a song that we all know, 8Happy Birthday to you!8Happy Birthday to you! 99
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Zip-a-dee-ay and heigh-dee-ho, 6Here’s something we can do,6Here’s something we can do. 7We’ll sing a song that we all know,7We’ll sing a song that we all know, 8Happy Birthday to you!8Happy Birthday to you! 99
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Here’s something we can do, class="diff_next">6Here’s something we can do. 7We’ll sing a song that we all know,7We’ll sing a song that we all know, 8Happy Birthday to you!8Happy Birthday to you! 99
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We’ll sing a song that we all know,7We’ll sing a song that we all know, 8Happy Birthday to you!8Happy Birthday to you! 99
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We’ll sing a song that we all know, 8Happy Birthday to you!8Happy Birthday to you! 99
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Happy Birthday to you!8Happy Birthday to you! 99
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Happy Birthday to you! 99
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