David Madison / Monday, December 9, 2019 / Categories: Songs The Barbarian Birthday Dirge Sung at many scout camps instead of the traditional Happy Birthday Song Chorus: (Sing after every pair of lines) Happy Birthday. [Hunh!] Happy Birthday. [Hunh!] Death, destruction, and despair People dying everywhere May the cities in your wake Burn like candles on your cake, May your deeds with sword and axe Equal those with sheep and yaks, Your servants steal, your wife's untrue, Your children plot to murder you, They stole your sword, your gold, your house, Took your sheep but not your spouse, This one lesson you must learn, First you plunder, then you burn Hear the Women Wail and Weep Kill them all, But Spare the Sheep May the children in the Street Be your barbecueing Meat Indigestion's what you get From the enemies you 'et, Children dying far and near They say that cancer's caused by bheer Typhoid, plague and polio Coffins lined up in a row Pestilence has struck your town You yourself feel quite run-down So you've aged another year Now you know that Death is near When you've reached this age you know That the mind is first to go, See the wrinkles on your face Like the pattern of fine lace Soon your hair will all turn grey Then fall out (or so they say) Now you are the age you are Your demise cannot be far We brought linen, white as cloud, Now we'll sit and sew your shroud, Birthdays come but once a year, Marking time as Death draws near, Now another year has passed Don't look now they're gaining fast! It's your birthday never fear You'll be dead this time next year Previous Article Scout-o Next Article Looking for discounted Tents and other gear? Sign up at Hikerdirect.com Print 3782 Rate this article: 3.7 Tags: Song LyricsSong Scouting TypeScoutingVenturingSea Scouts David MadisonDavid Madison Other posts by David Madison Contact author Related articles Word Up Star-Spangled Banner On Top of Spaghetti, On Top of Old Smokey God Bless America Feel It Still Please login or register to post comments.