So Long, Farewell

There's a sad sort of clanging from the clock in the hall
And the bells in the steeple too
And up in the nursery an absurd little bird
Is popping out to say coo coo
(Coo coo, coo coo)

Regretfully they tell us
But firmly they compel us
To say goodbye
To you

So long, farewell
Auf widersehen, goodnight
I hate to go and leave this pretty sight

So long, farewell
Auf widersehen, adieu
Adieu, adieu to you and you and you

So long, farewell
Au revoir, auf widersehen
I'd like to stay and taste my first champagne

So long, farewell
Auf widersehen, goodbye
I leave and heave a sigh and say goodbye
Goodbye

I'm glad to go, I cannot tell a lie
I flit, I float, I fleetly flee, I fly

The sun has gone to bed and so must I
So long, farewell
Auf widersehen, goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye