Birthday songs

There were a few camp-specific songs I remember when someone had a summer birthday. (For some reason I remember the girl who played Oliver in like 1970 or so had a summer birthday.)

This one was just a chant:

Happy Birthday (unh)

Happy Birthday (unh)

There is sorrow everywhere and

people dying everywhere

But Happy Birthday (unh)

Happy Birthday (unh)

The birthday kiss one??

This was another chant/cheer. I can’t remember how the beginning went.

Wait, two days later, I can remember… 

Today is somebody’s birthday

Who’s birthday?

Susan’s birthday

How old is she?

[then you'd clap the right number of times]

13 years old and never been kissed?

This was always done in the mess hall, and it would end with everyone saying (using whatever names there were):

Jimmy give Susie a birthday kiss, Jimmy give Susie a birthday kiss…

 This would go on until the hoped for Jimmy would make his way from the boys’ side of the mess hall to the girls’ side and give Susie a kiss…

The other one, I never knew all the lyrics, but hopefully someone can supply the middle two lines:

Kings and queens and princes too

Blah blah blah blah blah blah (some word that ended with an oo sound)

Blah blah blah blah blah blah (some word that ended with an oo sound)

Happy Birthday…to you

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4 comments so far

  1. fashionpatrol on

    kings and queens and princes too
    wanna wish the best to you
    so wish day, wash day, worth day, birth day
    happy birthday… to you
    There’s sorrow everywhere
    People dying everywhere
    Happy birthday (uh)
    Happy Birthday (uh)
    Happy Birthday (uh) to you (uh uh)
    H and A and P P Y
    B and I and R T H
    D and A and Y…and Y
    HAAAPPPY BIRRTHDAY!!
    THat’s pretty much all I remember…
    GOOD TIMES!

  2. cranelake2009 on

    i know the whole birthday song

  3. cranelake2009 on

    Kings and queens and bishops too, wanna wish the best to you so wishday washday wednesday birthday, happy birthday, to you!
    There are stars in the air people dying everywhere happy birthday (uh) happy birthday (uh) happy birthday (uh) to you (uh uh)
    H-A to P-P-Y B-I to R-T-H D-A final Y HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
    To you and you and you and you and you and you and many more on chanel 4 and scooby doo on chanel 2 and once again on chanel 10, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

  4. cranelakeluvr on

    i know the whole bday song….

    Kings and queens and bishops too,
    wanna wish the best to you,
    so what do you say, what do u say, what do you say, what do u say (uh),
    happy birthday (uh) to you (uh) (uh)


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