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Words
Verse 1
You called to say it isn't a big one
Just a Wednesday with a number stuck on top
You've got the dentist and the dog and then the shopping
And you'd rather nobody made a fuss
Well, I made a fuss. I made an entire fuss
And I'm sorry, Mum, it's already recorded
Pre-Chorus
So put the kettle on and sit down for a minute
Because the fuss is coming through the speaker now
Chorus
Happy birthday, on a Wednesday, in the kitchen
With your slippers and your crossword and your tea
You have never once asked anybody for a party
So the party came and found you, quietly
Verse 2
You raised three of us on shift work and on stubbornness
You cut your own hair for a decade, don't deny it
You still keep every card that anybody sends you
In the tin that used to hold the good biscuits
So this year, no more socks and no more candles
Just the loudest thing your quiet son can make
Chorus
Happy birthday, on a Wednesday, in the kitchen
With your slippers and your crossword and your tea
You have never once asked anybody for a party
So the party came and found you, quietly
Bridge
I know you'll say it's lovely, then change the subject
I know you'll play it once, and then again
And when the neighbour asks you what you got this year
You'll say, oh, nothing much — and press play
Final Chorus
Happy birthday, on a Wednesday, in the kitchen
With your slippers and your crossword and your tea
You have never once asked anybody for a party
So we brought the whole street's worth of one to you
Outro
Happy birthday, Mum
It's only Wednesday
Make it last the week
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