John McCutcheon's birthday song "Cut the Cake" (orig. writer Tina Jones) is the 13th track of of the CD "Water from Another Time" Sub: "a retrospective". It might well be on other of his CDs.

I remember this song from a live performance in the early 1980s. His rationale for preferring this as an alternative to the regular American birthday song: "Happy Birthday to You" was that this (the regular HBTU) was dirge- like. Since he first pointed this out I have always agreed and wished I remembered the lyrics and tune to "Cut the Cake".

I just attended a McCutcheon concert in Knoxville, November 19, 2010. Picked up the "Water from Another Time". Just finished listening. I still like it--a lot!

jv