HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LOVE
>From Billy Rose's "Aquacade" (1937)
(Music: Dana Seuss / Lyrics: Billy Rose & Stanley Joseloff)


Ozzie Nelson & His Orch. (vocal: Ozzie Nelson) - 1937
Tommy Dorsey & His Orch. (vocal: Jack Leonard) - 1937
Benny Fields & His Orch. - 1937





Just a year ago today
Luckily you came my way
Let us celebrate and say
Happy Birthday to Love

May I keep your heart, my dear
As a precious souvenir
Of a most delightful year
Happy Birthday to Love

Like a birthday candlelight, my mem'ry burns
To the thrill of that first night, happy returns

In the same romantic way
Fifty birthdays from today
Here is hoping we will say
Happy Birthday to Love






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - November 2014)