20 May 17 - 07:34 PM (#3856189) Subject: Origins: Cut the Cake (Tina Liza Jones) From: Joe Offer Here are the Digital Tradition lyrics for this song. Any corrections? Who's Tina Liza Jones? HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU (Tina Liza Jones) We're going to let second grade out early today Which made little Mikey kind of blue You see he just turned seven years old that day And he thought he'd get a party at school He walked to his house and he's taken of his guard There's tables and chairs all over they yard And his friends jumped up and they hollered real hard Happy birthday to you cho: It makes me think of the good old days Happy birthday to you You sure grew out of your baby ways Happy birthday to you Seventh birthday, we wish you many more Health and wealth and friends by the score Cut the cake and lets eat some more Happy birthday to you Mike's twenty-two now and he's working for his pop And his heads full of business through and through They're puttin' in a whole new system at the shop And forgot he had a birthday due Twenty-third birthday . . . Now it's old man Michael in a rocking chair Admiring the view He's still got all his teeth and he's still got all his hair And today he's ninety-two He turns in he seat and he's taken off guard There's chairs and tables all over the yard And his friends jumped up and they hollered real hard Happy birthday to you Ninety-second birthday . . . It's your birthday, we wish you many more Health and wealth and friends by the score Tune up the fiddle and lets dance some more Happy birthday to you ------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright Tina Liza Jones @aging filename[ BIRTHHAP DC |
20 May 17 - 07:39 PM (#3856192) Subject: RE: Origins: Cut the Cake (Tina Liza Jones) From: Joe Offer Here are the lyrics from the John McCutcheon Website, http://www.folkmusic.com/lyrics/cut-cake. McCutcheon has this song on his Howjadoo, Live at Wolf Trap, and Water From Another Time albums. I think he sings it at every concert he does. CUT THE CAKE (words & music by Tina Liza Jones) We're gonna let 2nd grade out early today Which made little Mikey kinda blue He just turned 7 years old that day And he thought he'd get a party at school He walked back home and he's taken off his guard There's chairs and tables all over the yard And his friends jumped up and they hollered real hard, "Happy Birthday to You!" CHORUS: It makes me think of the good old days Now Mike's 22 and he's working for his Pop CHORUS Now it's old man Michael in a rocking chair CHORUS McCutcheon recording from Howjadoo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks412SLFsV8 |
20 May 17 - 07:52 PM (#3856197) Subject: RE: Origins: Cut the Cake (Tina Liza Jones) From: Joe Offer BIRTHDAY CAKE (Tina Liza Jones, 1984) "We're gonna let second grade out early today," Which made little Mikey kinda blue Cause he just turned seven years old that day And he thought he'd get a party at school He walked to his house and he's taken off his guard There's chairs and tables all over the yard And his friends jumped up and they hollered real hard "Happy Birthday to you!" CHORUS: It makes me think of the good old days Happy Birthday to you You sure grew out of your baby ways Happy Birthday to you 7th birthday [22nd] [92nd] We wish you many more Health and wealth And friends by the score So cut the cake and let's eat some more Happy Birthday to you Mike's 22 now and he's working for his Pop And his head's full of business through and through They were putting in a whole new system at the shop And he forgot he had a birthday due Got back home and he's taken off his guard There were chairs and tables all over the yard And his friends jumped up and they hollered real hard "Happy Birthday to you!" (chorus) Now it's old man Michael in a rocking chair Admiring the view He's still got all his teeth and he's still got all his hair And today he's ninety—two He turns in his seat and he's taken off guard There's chairs and tables all over the yard And his friends jumped up and they hollered real hard "Happy Birthday to you!" (chorus) Notes: We first heard "The Birthday Cake" sung by multi—instrumentalist John McCutcheon. In fact, it's featured on John's children's album Howjadoo [Rounder 8009] (available from Rounder Records, 1 Camp St. Cambridge, MA 02140). Tina Liza Jones is the author of this new birthday song and as well as being an active singer, musician, and artist. Frankly, we think it would make a great replacement for "Happy Birthday," don't you? Words & music by Tina Liza Jones ©1984 by Swan & Quill Publishing Company Source: Sing Out! Magazine, vol 31, no. 1, Jan-March 1985, pages 14-15 I'll type out a MIDI if somebody asks. joe@mudcat.org |
21 May 17 - 06:35 AM (#3856271) Subject: RE: Origins: Cut the Cake (Tina Liza Jones) From: GUEST,Hootenanny In answer to your question. Tina Liza Jones I believe lives in Ferrum Virginia. I have seen her often at the Mount Airy Fiddler's Convention in North Carolina and chances are that she will be there again in a couple of week's time. She seems to have been involved in the old time music scene for a long time. |