For he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow
For he's a jolly good fellow, which nobody can deny!
The Happy Birthday song has been around since the 1890s, but it was primarily sung to and for children at the time. However I can certainly imagine Grandpa Fred and Uncle Charley's fraternity brothers singing a rousing verse of the alternative on Saturday, Dec. 13, 1924.
It would be his last earthly birthday.
The tune of For He's a Jolly Good Fellow is of French origin and dates from at least from the 18th century, and it was well known by 1862 in the United States.
The British and the American lyrics differ slightly; "And so say all of us" is typically British, while we Americans usually sing, "Which nobody can deny."
The British and the American lyrics differ slightly; "And so say all of us" is typically British, while we Americans usually sing, "Which nobody can deny."
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