“The Unbirthday Song”fromAlice in Wonderland(1951)
Music and Lyrics by Mack David, Jerry Livingston, & Al Hoffman
Performed by Ed Wynn & Jerry Colonna
A very merry unbirthday to us, to us A very merry unbirthday to us, to us If there are no objections, let it be unanimous Oh, a very merry unbirthday A very merry unbirthday A very merry unbirthday to us!
A very merry unbirthday to me! To who? To me! Oh, you! A very merry unbirthday to you! Who me? Yes, you! Oh, me! Let’s all congratulate us with another cup of tea! A very merry unbirthday to you!
Now statistics prove, prove that you’ve one birthday Imagine, just one birthday every year Ah, but there are three hundred sixty four unbirthdays! Precisely why we’ve gathered here to cheer!
A very merry unbirthday to you! To me? To you! A very merry unbirthday For me? For you! Now blow out the candle, my dear And make your wish come true! A very merry unbirthday to you!
“Each man measures his time; some with hope, some with joy, some with fear. But Sam Forstmann measures his allotted time with a grandfather’s clock, a unique mechanism whose pendulum swings between life and death, a very special clock that keeps a special kind of time…”
