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Revision as of 18:12, 18 September 2002 by 129.128.164.74 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The song Happy Birthday was written by American sisters Patty and Mildred Hill in 1893 when they were school teachers in Louisville, Kentucky. The verse was originally intended as a classroom greeting entitled Good Morning To All. The lyrics were copyrighted in 1935, 11 years before Patty's death, and the ownership has swapped hands in multi-million dollar deals ever since; the copyright is currently owned by Warner Communications who bought the rights in 1985 and is scheduled to expire in 2021.
Happy Birthday is now among the top three most popular songs in the English language, along with Auld Lang Syne and For He's A Jolly Good Fellow.