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What's wrong with "For he's a jolly good fellow"?

People all over the world can sing "Happy Birthday", but you’ll get just weird looks from most for "For he's a jolly good fellow"?

That's pretty Amerocentric of you.

Eh, I'm German – and saying, people here will sing "Happy Birthday" with english lyrics, but not "For he's a jolly good fellow".

That's really strange to me! Do the Germans not have some analogue of "Happy Birthday"?

Yes, we do have some analogues, but I don't think they're used anymore that much.

Well, the lyrics were what was being questioned, not the music...

The latter is definitely under copyright though.