There she sits all alone, her tear begins to shed A written letter in her hand, this is how it read: Turned sixteen just yesterday (ooh-ooh-ooh) All my world was bright and gay (ooh-ooh-ooh) Thought for sure you'd write or call but you didn't after all Got the Happy Birthday Blues (Happy Birthday Blues) Maybe you had lots to do (ooh-ooh-ooh) Or you found somebody new (ooh-ooh-ooh) How I pray you'll hear my plea, I'm as lonely as can be Got the Happy Birthday Blues (Happy Birthday Blues) I planned just how this day would be for such a long, long time You'd wish me "Happy Birthday" while I held your hand in mine I'd blow out all the candles while I wished that you and I Would be together ever more until the day we die As I sit here in the gloom (ooh-ooh-ooh) Of my cold and lonely room (ooh-ooh-ooh) How my heart is filled with fears and my eyes are filled with tears Got the Happy Birthday Blues (Happy Birthday Blues)