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1987 · From the album How Soon Is Now?

Unhappy Birthday

by The Smiths

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03 · Lyrics

"Unhappy Birthday"

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

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 can 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, behind

Behind, behind

Oh, unhappy birthday

Behind, behind

Behind

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When was "Unhappy Birthday" released?
"Unhappy Birthday" by The Smiths was released on September 28, 1987 on the album "How Soon Is Now?".
What album is "Unhappy Birthday" on?
"Unhappy Birthday" appears on the album "How Soon Is Now?" by The Smiths.
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