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THE SMITHS song
Name	Unhappy Birthday
Album/single	Strangeways, Here We Come
Length	2:46
Writer/composer	Morrissey / Johnny Marr
Producer	Stephen Street Assisted by Morrissey & Johnny Marr
Release	September 1987
Recorded	Spring 1987

Information

Lyrics

I've come to wish you an unhappy birthday
I've come to wish you an unhappy birthday
because 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 its Nothing
surely you're happy
it should be this way?
I say "No, I'm gonna kill my dog"
and: "May the lines sag heavy
and deep tonight XXX"
I've come to wish you an unhappy birthday
I've come to wish you an unhappy birthday
because you're evil
and you lie
and if you should die
I may feel slightly sad
(But I won't cry)
Loved and lost
some people say
when usually its 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
XXXXXXXXX

Live History

Play count (The Smiths concert): 0

Play count (Morrissey concert): 0

Appears On

Related Forum Threads

The Smiths A-Z: "Unhappy Birthday" - Morrissey-solo (Nov 05, 2022)

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 ==Information==
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 == Lyrics ==
-{{lyrics
+<poem>
-|
+I've come to wish you an unhappy birthday
 I've come to wish you an unhappy birthday
-I've come to wish you an unhappy birthday
+because you're evil
-'Cause you're evil
+and you lie
-And you lie
+and if you should die
-And if you should die
 I may feel slightly sad
-But I won't cry
+(but I won't cry)
 Loved and lost
-And some may say
+and some may say
-When usually it's nothing
+when usually its Nothing
-Surely you're happy
+surely you're happy
-It should be this way
+it should be this way?
-I say no, I'm gonna kill my dog
+I say "No, I'm gonna kill my dog"
-May the lines sag, the lines sag heavy and deep tonight
+and: "May the lines sag heavy
+and deep tonight XXX"
 I've come to wish you an unhappy birthday
 I've come to wish you an unhappy birthday
-'Cause you're evil
+because you're evil
-And you lie
+and you lie
-And if you should die
+and if you should die
 I may feel slightly sad
-But I won't cry
+(But I won't cry)
 Loved and lost
-And some may say
+some people say
-When usually it's nothing
+when usually its Nothing
-Surely you're happy
+surely you're happy
-It should be this way
+it should be this way?
-I said no
+I said "No"
-And then I shot myself
+and then I shot myself
-So, drink, drink, drink
+so, drink, drink, drink
-And be ill tonight
+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
+XXXXXXXXX
+</poem>
-From the one you left behind
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-From the one you left behind
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-From the one you left behind
+|RelatedForumThreads=150218
-From the one you left behind
-Behind
-Behind
-Behind
-Behind
-Behind
-Behind
-Oh, unhappy birthday
-Behind
-Behind
-Behind
 }}
+{{PageDate}}
-==Personnel==
-==Live History==