Are you one? Are you two? Are you three? …
you look like a monkey and you smell like one too
My family was always short and sweet, often ending with 🎵you look like a monkey, and you ar-r-re one too 🎵 J's family did the 3 x hip hip - hoorays, and added 🎵 why was he/she born so beautiful why was he/she born at all? 🎵 Plus some other bits I've forgotten. 🤷♂️ We compromised with 3 x hip hip - hoorays
@dgar I feel this needs some explaining…
‘Hooray for person
Hooray at last
Hooray for person they’re a horses arse
Don’t be mistaken
Don’t be mislead
Person’s not a horses arse
They’re a horses head’
On a serious note, it turns out that the three cheers portion is limited to certain regions. When people from those regions interact at birthday celebrations, the singing of the chant ends in much mirth as one half (or just one) breaks into cheers and the other half (or the rest) do 't. 🤣
@dgar For context, this is from Futurama, where they changed all the lyrics (presumably to avoid royalties). To the standard tune:
What day is today?
It’s Person’s birthday!
What a great day for a birthday,
Let’s all have some cake!
Usually, my family would be so drunk they would forget your name and start grumbling obscenities... something about hoping you'll die soon and didn't we already celebrate your day?... what more do you want, egg in your beer?
I still love them, mostly... grumble grumble...
BOTH:
Literal:
Whistler's lead bartender in Chicago:
Egg in your beer?" Mixing beer, an egg and a liquor is called a "flip". Flips date back to as far as the 1690s. Some assume that the liquor kills the salmonella risks.
Metaphorical:
Wikipedia:
"Egg in your beer" refers also to a metaphorical expression implying someone is asking for more than they deserve. The phrase suggests that the listener should be content with what they already have.