I had a bass for my birthday this year   And I have learnt to play   And I'll smash any pranny   That comes 'round here   And tries to have my bass away       That very same day   That I learnt how to play   Outside our house just hanging about   Was a mush in blue jeans   That were frayed at the seams   Who said he was a talent scout      I had a bass for my birthday   A bass for my birthday   A bass for my birthday   I learnt to play today      I thought I had a pretty good name   I was called Van Erickson   But he said he knew best   And had tattooed on my chest   My new name, Mickey Moron      Now you'll have to go far   Before you beat me I tell ya   'Cause now I'm a flipping great star   I've been on TV so it's easy to see   How I got this big house and this car      I had a bass for my birthday   [A bass for my birthday]   A bass for my birthday   [A bass for my birthday]   I learned to play today      Magic      I had a bass for my birthday   [A bass for my birthday]   A bass for my birthday   [A bass for my birthday]   I learned to play today      Happy birthday to you   Happy birthday to you   Happy birthday Mickey Moron   Happy birthday to you      [talking]      Hello Mickey      Awe magic   Awe that's a lovely bit of art   Listen to that      Ah this is, this is too much    I reckon I'm gonna be a star for about    Thirty years at this rate   I'm gonna have a number one    That's gonna last a bleedin' year   It's beautiful      Hey, hey you get off my Rolls   Hey that's my Rolls Royce      [Woman's voice interrupting]   Mickey, Mickey Love, wake up   You're gonna be late      Awe no Mama   I was having such a beautiful dream   D'yo know, I dreamt   That I had a bass for my birthday