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Words
Verse 1
Hal next door is seventy today and he says he wants no fuss
He said no cake, no singing, and absolutely no children
So there are six children in his kitchen and one of them brought a drum
He told us once he only likes the blues, so this is what he gets
Twelve bars, one bad guitar and a biscuit tin for the beat
You did this to yourself, Hal. You told us your opinions
Chorus
Happy birthday, Hal, from the whole loud house
Seventy years and you still turn your hearing aid down when we sing
You say you don't want a party — well, the party's in your kitchen
And nobody's going home till you dance with somebody
Verse 2
You taught our Otis three chords and now nobody on this street sleeps
You said the boy has timing, then you shut your window
You put our Maeve's bins out and pretend it's for the exercise
You keep a spare key for us and you would never say why
For a man who wants no fuss you've been an awful lot of help
So sit down in the good chair and take it like a man
Chorus
Happy birthday, Hal, from the whole loud house
Seventy years and you still turn your hearing aid down when we sing
You say you don't want a party — well, the party's in your kitchen
And nobody's going home till you dance with somebody
Bridge
He is going to say the cake's too sweet — too sweet!
He is going to say the song's too long — too long!
He is going to hum along at the end when he thinks that nobody's looking
We're looking, Hal. We are always looking
Outro
Happy birthday from the six of them and one of me
Twelve bars, one biscuit tin, one seventy-year-old man
Blow it out before it drips on the good tablecloth
Same time next year, and no, you don't get a say
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