Happy Birthday Clap Your Hands

Intro

Hey-hey, come on, come on (alright)

La-la-la, la-la-la (oh-oh)

Cake on the windowsill, a kazoo and a grin

Come on, come on, let the daft day begin

Verse

Woke up to a tinny trumpet, socks on the radiator

Postcard from an ex that says "you're getting greater"

Mum left a paper crown on the kettle — don it proud

Neighbour's dog sang off-key like a bellowing crowd

Half a dozen mugs, a biscuit train along the sill

Turned the telly to a video where everyone looks ill

But the sun's out in the wrong way — like a smiling tooth

I'm six-and-a-half minutes older, that's the truth (ha!)

Pre-chorus

Spin the vinyl back to when the chorus was simple

Jump on the sofa, misplace your principle (oh-oh)

Toast to the scrapes, the daft mistakes we keep

Blow the candles, wish a wish, then wish to keep (yeah)

Chorus

Happy birthday, clap your hands (clap, clap)

Happy birthday, stomp the plans (stomp, stomp)

Happy birthday, silly band (hey!)

Happy birthday, two cake stands (two cake stands)

Happy birthday, clap your hands (clap, clap)

Happy birthday, stomp the plans (stomp, stomp)

Happy birthday, silly band (hey!)

Happy birthday, spill the jam (spill the jam)

Verse

We got paper bunting that says "Keep Calm" and then lies

A sticker on my guitar that says "Return to the skies"

Posters of bands that never played where we live

Map of the town with a route that teaches us how to give

There’s a bloke from up the road with a trumpet borrowed late

He says "I'm in the mood for a parade, it's fate!" (fate)

We dance in the doorway with cereal confetti

Step on a balloon, whoops — more noise, that's petty

Pre-chorus

Spin the title track louder, sing like it’s your business

Rub-a-dub your cardigan, an embroidered witness (uh-huh)

Lift your cup to a life of ridiculous plans

Blow the candles, wish a wish, then clap your hands (clap)

Chorus

Happy birthday, clap your hands (clap, clap)

Happy birthday, stomp the plans (stomp, stomp)

Happy birthday, silly band (hey!)

Happy birthday, two cake stands (two cake stands)

Happy birthday, clap your hands (clap, clap)

Happy birthday, stomp the plans (stomp, stomp)

Happy birthday, silly band (hey!)

Happy birthday, spill the jam (spill the jam)

Verse

Postman brought a postcard of a seaside that’s not ours

A cousin sent a mixtape with songs about old cars

We ride the broom like traffic, waving at the moon

The cat's wearing sunglasses, refuses to come home soon

Grandad tells a joke that's older than his watch

We all laugh anyway and someone starts to botch

The words to the chorus but it still sounds true

Because the tune says we're younger than we knew (oh-oh)

Verse

Spinning coins at the table, stacking to the ceiling

Someone's madcap magic act reveals a missing filling

A neighbour rings the bell with a cake that’s slightly burnt

We eat it like it's gospel, like it’s our best attempt

There's a kid with a packet of sp