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Artist: Janis Joplin
Canonical path: /janis-joplin/happy-birthday-john-happy-trails
Related lyric paths: 6
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Happy Birthday, John (Happy Trails)
Read Happy Birthday, John (Happy Trails) lyrics by Janis Joplin on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Happy Birthday, John (Happy Trails)
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Am I on ? OK
Hello, John, this is Janis
Who'd just like to wish you a very happy birthday and
Happy trails to you until we meet again
Happy trails to you, keep smiling until then
Happy trails to you until we meet again!
Happy Birthday, John, from the Full Tilt Band!!
What'd I say?
You wrote another song
No, it's this song
I'd like to do it
Are you ready?
Of course
Is the tape moving? I can do this one in one take
I'm gonna do it again?
Yeah
OK by me. What? Well, I'll do the best I can I'd like to do a
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