Birthday Songs for Ernest

• Ernest, Light It Up

  Acoustic pop · Acoustic · Pop · Warm

  A warm acoustic birthday singalong that turns a grey autumn afternoon into a reason to celebrate someone properly.

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  Verse 1

  Grey sky sitting over everything Yellow leaves piled where nobody stayed Then you walk in like the first spring And the whole cold day gets remade

  Pre-chorus

  I could sit here waiting all year long On a bench that nobody chose But today's the day you turned

  Chorus

  Ernest, the day belongs to you Every leaf here turned to gold Something in this whole park learnt Warmth cuts through even when it's cold

  Verse 2

  You could light a room up empty No one else has ever come close People feel it once they've met you You're the one that matters most

  Pre-chorus

  I could sit here waiting all year long On a bench that nobody chose But today's the day you turned

  Chorus

  Ernest, the day belongs to you Every leaf here turned to gold Something in this whole park learnt Warmth cuts through even when it's cold

  Bridge

  Sing it loud so Ernest hears However far away you've gone However many candles, years This is still your favourite song

  Chorus

  Ernest, the day belongs to you Every leaf here turned to gold Something in this whole park learnt Warmth cuts through even when it's cold

  Outro

  Let the bench sit gold and gleaming Happy birthday, Ernest, always

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• Flour on the Tiles

  Ceilidh jig · Ceilidh · Accordion · Whirling

  A stomping ceilidh birthday song for Ernest, built around the mess of baking together and the warmth underneath it. Perfect for a room ready to sing loud and dance harder.

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  Verse 1

  You danced right through the kitchen left flour prints across the floor sprinkles caught the morning light we laughed until we stitched a stitch here

  Pre-chorus

  The candles won't stay lit for laughing every joke lands soft and certain so let the whole room lean in close

  Chorus

  Ernest, raise your cup up high nobody here forgets you, Ernest you've got flour on your collar and every year we're glad you're mine, Ernest

  Verse 2

  You cracked the eggs and missed the bowl laughed so hard the sprinkles scattered we swept the mess and kept on singing your joy is something we've all learnt

  Bridge

  However far the day has turned we're glad it brought us here whatever's baked, however burnt you make the whole house cheer

  Chorus

  Ernest, raise your cup up high nobody here forgets you, Ernest you've got flour on your collar and every year we're glad you're mine, Ernest

  Outro

  The tiles still hold the flour and sprinkles and we still hold onto you

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• Old Gate, New Year

  Afrobeats · Percussion · Bouncy

  A big, danceable Afrobeats birthday song built around an old iron gate and its faded balloons, for a room full of people to sing to Ernest.

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  Verse 1

  Rust on the gate where you played Balloons still dance, a little frayed You tied them there years ago Now the whole street feels the glow

  Pre-chorus

  Something in me gets so loud Watching you stand in the crowd We been waiting to shout it out

  Chorus

  Ernest, Ernest, light the fire Every year you take us higher Ernest, hear the whole street cheer Glad you made it, glad you're here

  Verse 2

  That old gate still holds its ground Same as you, no wear or frown Every ribbon, every knot Ties us back to what we got

  Pre-chorus

  Something in me gets so loud Watching you stand in the crowd We been waiting to shout it out

  Chorus

  Ernest, Ernest, light the fire Every year you take us higher Ernest, hear the whole street cheer Glad you made it, glad you're here

  Bridge

  We never doubted, never turned Loved you plainly, loved you earnest Every candle that we've burnt Says we meant it, always learnt

  Chorus

  Ernest, Ernest, light the fire Every year you take us higher Ernest, hear the whole street cheer Glad you made it, glad you're here

  Outro

  Balloons will fade, the gate stays strong So do you, so does this song

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