There’s something about that melodious smooth high-life music that finds its way into your soul and gets you grooving with a smile on your face. This is what Timmy J’s debut single Happy Birthday does to you. With such beautiful Afrocentric music in short supply in today’s mainstream Gospel, Timmy J will surely win many hearts with his first shot.
Happy Birthday is beautiful groovy song filled with traditional percussion, talking drums and guitar riffs is no doubt a song that has the potential to be evergreen and become an owambe anthem for birthday parties in the streets of Nigeria.
ABOUT THE ARTISTE:
Born Olaitan Olutimehin Johnson, Timmy’s is a seasoned minister in the body of Christ. Having served as the very first Choir Director of the first Living Faith satellite church worldwide in Kaduna state and forming a Gospel High-life/Juju band; The Sons Of David, he is no doubt a seasoned veteran in the business of worship and praise. Happy Birthday is his debut single and it is a solid offering from a music veteran who has taken his time before coming to the party.
The Song is produced by Tayo Omokayode.
This is the day the Lord has made
Let us rejoice and be glad
Eni lojo ibi mi, ewa bami joooo
For the Lord is good to me and am a living witness oooo
Eni lojo ibi mi, ewa bami yooooo
Am alive today because of your grace
Am a living soul today because of your grace
What shall I render to you for keeping me baba
Ten thousand tongues is not enough oh
To praise you my God
Opolopo ojo lotiro,tile ti fimu
Sugbon modupe odamisi oh
Moyin o logo
Am a year bigger today
Am a year wiser today
Am a year bigger today
Am a year stronger today
(Bridge)
We wish you happy birthday
We wish you many more years
With wisdom and honour
Happy birthday, happy birthday
(Chorus)
Call: Happy [3×] birthday to you oh
Resp: Happy birthday eh eh happy
birthday
Call: Happy [4×] birthdaBirthday
Resp: Happy birthday eh eh happy
birthday
Call: You’re 20,you’re 30,40&50
Resp: Happy birthday eh eh happy
Birthday
Call: You’ll be 60,70,80,90 till 120
Resp: Happy birthday eh eh happy
Birthday
Call: wadagba,watun darugbo yeeeeeee
Resp: Happy birthday eh eh happy
Birthday
(Bridge 2)
Aosamodun,
Ododun lanromobi late,aosamodun
Asheshe Ku she, tabasheyitan,ashemisi
Asheshe Ku she
Ododun lanri orogbo, ododun lanrawusa, ododun lanromobi late
Gunugun kin Ku lewe dandan,madagba ma darugbo
(Solo2)
I search from coast to coast
There’s no one like you
From the East to the west
Four the north to the south
There’s no one like you in heaven and earth
So I will dance like David danced in praising you baba.
Ijo mbe lese mi fun oba ogo
Erin mbe lenu mi fun oba ogo
Orin mbe lenu mi fun oba ogo
Ijo mbe lese mi fun oba ogo
Egeyie mbe ni body mi fun oba ogo
Lati fiyin eleda mi oba ogo
Fun odun ti mo ri loni yio baba
(Bridge 1)
(Chorus)
To God be the glory, great things He hath done,
So loved He the world that He gave us His Son,
Who yielded His life an atonement for sin
And opened the life-gate that all may go in.
(Interlude)
Olojo ibi majo[×2]
Olojo ibi mayo
Olojo ibi kijomole
Toba wue olejo sotun
Toba wue olé jo sosi
Iwo gangan loloni
Woni felomi sheo oh
(Chorus).
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