Happy New Year (Ogden)

Hail to the New Year’s day

sing it a roun­de­lay;

Fling away care on a dawn­ing so dear;

Keep it a fes­tiv­al

blithest and best of all

For ’tis the hap­pi­est day of the year.

Happy

hap­py

hap­py

hap­py New Year;

Happy

hap­py

hap­py

hap­py New Year;

Happy New Year

Hap­py New Year

Happy

hap­py

hap­py New Year.

Ye in high plac­es

sur­round­ed by sweet grac­es

Everything need­ed to give you good cheer

Cast aside van­ity

put on hu­man­ity

Open your hearts on this day of the year.

Chasten and op­en them

plen­ty of scope in them

Lend to the tale of the help­less an ear;

Those who toil drear­ily

speak to them cheer­ily

Bid them be joy­ful through­out the New Year.

New Year

what mys­te­ry

hid in thy his­to­ry

Waits for re­veal­ing in joy or in fear;

We’ll hope for glad­ness

un­shad­ed by sad­ness

and

Wish to the whole world a Ha­ppy New Year.