Birthday Songs for Shirley

• Shirley, Light the Candles

  Bluegrass romp · Bluegrass · Mandolin · Fast

  A stomping bluegrass birthday romp for Shirley, built for a whole room to sing along to.

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  Verse 1

  Old shears hang rusted on the wall Beside the hose all coiled and tall But nothing there has half your fire You're still the one who lights the choir

  Chorus

  Shirley, Shirley, up so early Grab the cake before it's swirly Everybody loves you dearly Shirley, Shirley, shine on clearly

  Verse 2

  You've weathered storms and mended fences Never lost your wild good senses Hands that worked through wind and weather Still the one who holds us together

  Pre-chorus

  So blow the candles, make some noise Bring the fiddles, bring the toys Tonight we raise this house for you

  Chorus

  Shirley, Shirley, up so early Grab the cake before it's swirly Everybody loves you dearly Shirley, Shirley, shine on clearly

  Bridge

  Not one bit surly, never dull We're cheering loudest, lungs and all Here's to you and every year The whole room's glad that you are here

  Chorus

  Shirley, Shirley, up so early Grab the cake before it's swirly Everybody loves you dearly Shirley, Shirley, shine on clearly

  Outro

  Hang the shears back on their nail We'll sing this every year, without fail

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• Up on the Wire

  Indie folk · Gentle · Fingerpicked

  A warm, singalong birthday song that finds its spark in an ordinary rooftop scene and turns it into a room full of people cheering for Shirley.

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  Verse 1

  Feathers scatter on the grey ground Under a crooked old antenna Something plain turns into wonder The moment you walk into it, Shirley

  Pre-chorus

  We were just standing round waiting Nothing much happening at all Then we heard your voice call

  Chorus

  Shirley, you turn the whole street golden Even the pigeons seem to know Nobody else could do this to a Monday You're the reason we're glowing so

  Verse 2

  Rust on the antenna, dull and bent Cracked bricks and a tired old wall Then you laugh from the doorway And somehow it outshines it all

  Chorus

  Shirley, you turn the whole street golden Even the pigeons seem to know Nobody else could do this to a Monday You're the reason we're glowing so

  Bridge

  Blow out your candles, make it count Another year that you get to be here We're glad you were ever born, Shirley We're glad that you're still near

  Chorus

  Shirley, you turn the whole street golden Even the pigeons seem to know Nobody else could do this to a Monday You're the reason we're glowing so

  Outro

  The feathers settle back on the ground But something in us stays lit up

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• Coins for Shirley

  Disco · Funky · Strings

  A disco birthday singalong built for a whole room, warm and loud, made for anybody who loves a Shirley of any age.

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  Verse 1

  Cold rails buzzing under both my palms hands shaking loose like some old alarm dropping coins into the box tonight all of it just for you, Shirley

  Chorus

  Shirley, light the whole room up we came running when they called your name nobody spins a night like you Shirley, pour the glitter, pour it up

  Verse 2

  You laugh and the whole street turns around every candle bends towards your sound we're queuing up just to hold your hand this is your night, nobody else's

  Pre-chorus

  Music's climbing, feel it in your feet the coins keep dropping, count them if you dare something's building, get ready to shine

  Chorus

  Shirley, light the whole room up we came running when they called your name nobody spins a night like you Shirley, pour the glitter, pour it up

  Bridge

  Turn the volume up for you every year you make it new

  Chorus

  Shirley, light the whole room up we came running when they called your name nobody spins a night like you Shirley, pour the glitter, pour it up

  Outro

  Cold rails still ringing in our hands we'd drop every coin again for you

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