Birthday Songs for Frank

• Chalk Marks on the Green

  Bluegrass romp · Bluegrass · Mandolin · Fast

  A stomping bluegrass birthday singalong for Frank, built around an old shed door covered in chalk marks, the kind of thing a whole room can clap and holler through.

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  Verse 1

  You marked the door with chalk each year Every mark a mile you'd grown Rusted spades still lean and wait But that whole shed feels like your own

  Pre-chorus

  We counted every line you made Watched you climb past every plank Now the room is holding breath

  Chorus

  Frank, oh Frank, we're raising glasses Nobody fills a room like Frank Every year you're worth the toasting Frank, we're grateful, Frank, we thank

  Verse 2

  You'd stand there grinning, chalk in hand Marking up another year Rust and green and your bright laugh That's the sound we hold most dear

  Pre-chorus

  We counted every line you made Watched you climb past every plank Now the room is holding breath

  Chorus

  Frank, oh Frank, we're raising glasses Nobody fills a room like Frank Every year you're worth the toasting Frank, we're grateful, Frank, we thank

  Bridge

  However far you wander off We'll keep a mark here on the plank You're the reason we all gather Never once will we grow blank

  Chorus

  Frank, oh Frank, we're raising glasses Nobody fills a room like Frank Every year you're worth the toasting Frank, we're grateful, Frank, we thank

  Outro

  One more mark upon the door Frank, we're glad you're in this bank

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• Frank, Raise a Glass

  Ceilidh jig · Ceilidh · Accordion · Whirling

  A rowdy, warm ceilidh singalong for Frank's birthday, the kind a whole room can stamp along to.

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  Verse 1

  Old bikes rust down by the water Green weed pulling at the spokes Nothing sinks that's worth the saving You're the one who never sank

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  Fill the glasses, pull the chairs round Somebody find the fiddle strings Tonight the whole room's leaning forward

  Chorus

  Frank, you're the reason we came out tonight Frank, you're the toast and you're the plank we walk with pride Nobody here would swap you for the bank We're only here because of Frank

  Verse 2

  Apple cores drift on past the bicycles Nothing wasted, nothing lost You take the bruised bits and you thank them Turn the ruined into gold

  Chorus

  Frank, you're the reason we came out tonight Frank, you're the toast and you're the plank we walk with pride Nobody here would swap you for the bank We're only here because of Frank

  Bridge

  Stand up straight and take your yank of applause However far you've come, however far you'll go We'll follow you past any rank or reason Just say the word and we'll all trail along

  Chorus

  Frank, you're the reason we came out tonight Frank, you're the toast and you're the plank we walk with pride Nobody here would swap you for the bank We're only here because of Frank

  Outro

  Let the old wheels keep on turning Frank, you're the one who never sank

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• Stand Up on the Crate

  Motown soul · Motown · Soul · Brass

  A stomping Motown birthday number built round the crate somebody always drags out and stands on to make a toast: warm, loud, made for a whole room to sing back.

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  Verse 1

  Somebody grab that old wood crate Turn it over, don't be late We need it high so you can stand With a glass of something in your hand

  Pre-chorus

  Under the table where the salt rings dried Every good story's been told and lied Tonight the room is leaning in

  Chorus

  Frank, get up here, take your place Let the whole room see your face We came for you and only you Happy birthday, Frank, we mean it true

  Verse 2

  That table's held a hundred nights Sticky glasses, low warm lights But it never held a name so fine So climb up, Frank, this minute's thine

  Bridge

  We're not clapping for the crate We're clapping 'cause you're worth the wait One more year and here you stand The best thing in this crowded land

  Chorus

  Frank, get up here, take your place Let the whole room see your face We came for you and only you Happy birthday, Frank, we mean it true

  Outro

  Set the crate back by the wall We'll pull it out next year and all

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