October 13 is the day when the tune
Happy Birthday To You was copyrighted
in 1893. Trivia on the oldest tune that
we continue to harp about
It's the occasion when even the
musically challenged among us will
deign to clear their throats and launch
an aural attack on the hapless soul
standing in the centre of the circle. The
guy who must believe that he too, as
Gloria Gaynor assured millions of
heartbroken women the world over, 'will
survive' -- listening to a tuneless
rendition of Happy Birthday To You.
Sisters Patty Hill and Mildred J Hill of
Kentucky, USA, could never have
anticipated that introducing the song
'Good Morning to All' to Patty's
kindergarten class would someday
contribute to the world's most sung
song in the world. The song proved so
popular with the students that it is
alleged that they took to singing it on
birthdays, changing the lyrics to 'Happy
Birthday'. The sisters went on to publish
the tune in their book called Song
Stories for the Kindergarten.
The tune for the song is likely to have
been inspired from other songs at the
time, including Horace Waters' 'Happy
Greetings to All', and 'A Happy New
Year to All'.

Lyrics
"Good Morning to All"
Good morning to you,
Good morning to you,
Good morning, dear children.
Good morning to all.


"Happy Birthday to You"

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