happy birthday to the birthday song!

happy birthday to you!
happy birthday to you!
happy birthday dear birthday song!
happy birthday you you!!

yes, the famous happy birthday song has it's birthday on the 27th of june! born in 1859 this bouncy song of cheer is 142 years old this year (2001).that's a lot of candles on one birthday cake, and could be a potential fire hazard.

i wonder if miss mildred hill (who wrote the music) and her sister miss patty hill (she wrote the inspiring words) knew that their song would be so popular?

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