Birthday Songs for Ronald

• Cups on the Bench

  Afrobeats · Percussion · Bouncy

  A rolling Afrobeats birthday song for Ronald, built from three paper cups and a stray balloon string, that turns a quiet park bench into a room full of people singing his name.

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  Verse 1

  Three cups sat out on the bench Party over, string let loose Nobody thought to sweep it clean Because your night was worth the fuss

  Pre-chorus

  Something in this evening lingers Something we don't want to lose So hold your cup up, let it ring out We're not done singing for you

  Chorus

  Ronald, the whole yard's shouting your name Balloons gone, but you're still glowing Ronald, nothing about you feels the same We're loud for you and it keeps growing

  Verse 2

  That string is tangled round the arm rest Nobody came to take it down We left it there to mark the moment When you turned this whole place around

  Bridge

  Every year adds to the story Every candle makes it clear You are the reason we keep gathering You're the one we're cheering here

  Chorus

  Ronald, the whole yard's shouting your name Balloons gone, but you're still glowing Ronald, nothing about you feels the same We're loud for you and it keeps growing

  Outro

  Long after the cups are taken You're the reason this bench got noise

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• Platform Song for Ronald

  Brass band · Brass · Marching · Bold

  A brass-band birthday singalong built for a room full of voices, warm enough for family and loud enough for a crowd.

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  Verse 1

  Two cases stood beside the board waiting on a train delayed the whole platform hummed with cold but you made the waiting feel warm

  Pre-chorus

  Every year the whistle blows another mile of road you've known but tonight we're calling out before you go

  Chorus

  Ronald, light the whole platform up raise the horns and fill the cup the timetable can wait a while we came to cheer for Ronald

  Verse 2

  Trains keep leaving, trains come in you're the one who makes it fine other folk just watch the board you turn waiting into a grin

  Bridge

  However far the tracks may run we'll follow where you've gone the band strikes up, the night's begun hold on to this one, hold on

  Chorus

  Ronald, light the whole platform up raise the horns and fill the cup the timetable can wait a while we came to cheer for Ronald

  Outro

  Those two cases can wait for dawn happy birthday, Ronald, carry on

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• Grease Spot Groove

  Funk strut · Funk · Clavinet · Strut

  A funky, strutting birthday song built around one steady mark on a garage floor, a small stubborn thing that stands for how long and how well somebody's been loved.

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  Verse 1

  There's a stain beneath the oil drum Been there since before you'd come Nothing moves it, nothing can It just sits there like a plan

  Pre-chorus

  Some things stay no matter what Some things earn their steady spot And tonight we're lighting one more candle up

  Chorus

  Ronald, Ronald, hear the room shout Nobody's leaving till we wear you out We're stomping and clapping, we're calling your name Ronald, you showed up, and it's never the same

  Verse 2

  That spot don't shine, it don't dazzle Just holds its ground through every hassle Like the way you show up strong Steady as a favourite song

  Bridge

  Some folks fade like chalk in rain You're the mark that stays the same We could scrub this whole floor down You'd still be the best thing found around

  Chorus

  Ronald, Ronald, hear the room shout Nobody's leaving till we wear you out We're stomping and clapping, we're calling your name Ronald, you showed up, and it's never the same

  Outro

  The drum still leaks, the mark still grows Steady as you, and everybody knows

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