American teacher Patty Smith Hill famously wrote the words to which well-known song?

Think it only recently ran out of being subject to royalty payment.

Really? I never would have guessed that something so extremely simple had actually been "composed"! Its only got 6 words, which includes the name of whomever you're singing to.

too pathetic to take credit for 'songwriting.' the repetitive lines are basic nursery school blather.

And such an elaborate text obviusly is worth mentioning. I got you babe. Another one. It's from Arno Nymu S.

mitch, So you spent most of your life paying royalties every time you sang it at a party or event . Good man!

From this answer, it sounds like she did not write the words to “Happy Birthday”…

Probably took about 10 seconds!