Birthday Songs for Mabel

• Wrap It Up Slow

  Reggae sunshine · Reggae · Offbeat · Sunny

  A warm reggae birthday singalong built around brown paper unrolling on the table, the kind of song a whole room can sing while the gift gets wrapped.

  0:00 / –:––

  Read the lyricsHide the lyrics

  Verse 1

  Brown paper rolling out flat Boxes open on the table We're taking our time with this one Nothing about you feels able to wait

  Pre-chorus

  Something's coming, keep it hidden Hold the ribbon, hold your breath Everyone here is grinning

  Chorus

  Mabel, this day was made for you Cut the string and let it fall You're the reason we're all singing Mabel, you're loved by us all

  Verse 2

  Tape stuck sideways to your finger Corners folding all wrong We don't care how it looks We just wanted the day to feel long

  Pre-chorus

  Something's coming, keep it hidden Hold the ribbon, hold your breath Everyone here is grinning

  Chorus

  Mabel, this day was made for you Cut the string and let it fall You're the reason we're all singing Mabel, you're loved by us all

  Bridge

  However old this makes you We still see you clear as day Same warmth underneath it all Not one bit of that will fade

  Chorus

  Mabel, this day was made for you Cut the string and let it fall You're the reason we're all singing Mabel, you're loved by us all

  Outro

  Let the paper stay unfolded We'll keep singing while it does

  Download lyrics

• Weight in Gold

  Ceilidh jig · Ceilidh · Accordion · Whirling

  A stomping ceilidh birthday song for Mabel, built around the image of ripe plums on a scale that always tips in her favour. Perfect for a room full of people to sing and stamp along to.

  0:00 / –:––

  Read the lyricsHide the lyrics

  Verse 1

  Plums stacked high in a wooden crate Brass scales waiting, ready to weight Nothing on earth could tip them fair You're the treasure that nobody can spare

  Chorus

  Mabel, Mabel, heavy as gold Worth more than these hands can hold Put you on the scales tonight Mabel, you outweigh the light

  Verse 2

  Every plum picked out with care None of them shine like you do there Stack the crate up to the brim Still you'd outshine every one of them

  Pre-chorus

  Load the scales, call out the weight Watch the needle swing and wait Nothing balances what you make us feel

  Chorus

  Mabel, Mabel, heavy as gold Worth more than these hands can hold Put you on the scales tonight Mabel, you outweigh the light

  Bridge

  No number fits what you're worth Not since the day of your birth Every year the scale tips more We just keep loving you, that's for sure

  Chorus

  Mabel, Mabel, heavy as gold Worth more than these hands can hold Put you on the scales tonight Mabel, you outweigh the light

  Outro

  Stack the plums back in the crate You're the finest thing we weigh

  Download lyrics

• Grow Where You're Planted

  Piano pop · Piano · Pop · Bright

  A warm birthday singalong that turns rusty garden shears and old seed packets into a toast to someone's steady, growing heart, perfect for a room full of voices.

  0:00 / –:––

  Read the lyricsHide the lyrics

  Verse 1

  You left the shears out on the peg Ready for whatever this year brings Every packet that you kept and saved Turns out to be worth more than things

  Pre-chorus

  We watched you dig and never quit Turning rough ground into a fable Now the candles catch and lift

  Chorus

  Happy birthday, Mabel Steady hand and heart of gold You make the whole house stable Mabel, worth more than we're told

  Verse 2

  You know which seeds need patient light And which ones bloom before they're able You've taught us all to wait it out Nothing rushed, nothing unstable

  Bridge

  Here's to the rust and here's to the bloom Here's to the hands that built this table Every year you plant something new And somehow it always comes back Mabel

  Chorus

  Happy birthday, Mabel Steady hand and heart of gold You make the whole house stable Mabel, worth more than we're told

  Outro

  Hang the shears back on the peg Another year for you to hold

  Download lyrics

More free songs for Mabel: Love songs · Lullabies · All songs for Mabel