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Artist: The Smiths
Canonical path: /the-smiths/unhappy-birthday
Related lyric paths: 6
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Unhappy Birthday
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Unhappy Birthday
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I've come to wish you an unhappy birthday
I've come to wish you an unhappy birthday
'Cause you're evil
And you lie
And if you should die
I may feel slightly sad
(But I won't cry)
Loved and lost
And some may say
When usually it's nothing
Surely you're happy
It should be this way?
I say, no, I'm gonna kill my dog
And: May the lines sag
The lines sag heavy and deep tonight
I've come to wish you an unhappy birthday
I've come to wish you an unhappy birthday
'Cause you're evil
And you lie
And if you should die
I may feel slightly sad
(But I won't cry)
Loved and lost
And some may say
When usually it's nothing
Surely you're happy
It should be this way?
I said, no
And then I shot myself
So, drink, drink, drink
And be ill tonight
From the one you left behind
From the one you left behind
From the one you left behind
From the one you left behind
Behind
Behind
Behind
Oh, unhappy birthday
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