Happy Birthday William John
Hey Ho, buckle my shoe,
Let’s get rafting, fetch the canoe
See those pomegranates, over there
By Uncle Ted’s Caravan near that old chair
Another year, another year
Ah yes, another year
Happy Birthday William John
But time goes by like a ship
Sailing to Nicaragua in springtime
Blown by winds of time upon our heads
Destiny and fate of everyone
Ageing, and in time with the harmonica of life
Seasons falling around us and another year
Happy Birthday William John
Comes to us as the steamer unravels its mysteries
Alongside the fruits of life
Depositing its rich web of woven fabric
Like an oil sheik in white satin
And then all at once an explosion of light
Concludes the culmination of all things
Diverting ourselves every now and then
The great destiny of life unfolds before us
Just like a boy playing on the seashore
Sometimes finding a prettier pebble than ordinary
Whilst the great ocean of truth
Lay all undiscovered before us
And another year is gone
Happy Birthday William John
Michael Forty