Writing at “The Smart Set”, Stefany Anne Goldberg visits the history and longevity of the most popular song in the English language: Happy Birthday To You
She mentions that the Germans (among others) also sing this song and even have their own “naughty” lyrics in the vein of “you look like a monkey” involving marmalade, apricots, and doing something rude with a bratwurst. Here are a couple of little German kinder offering their rendition:
