So Long, Farewell Lyrics - Children

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, "Cuckoo" 

(Cuckoo, cuckoo) 

Regretfully they tell us but firmly they compel us 

(Cuckoo, cuckoo) 

To say goodbye to you 

(Cuckoo) 

So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, good night 

I hate to go and leave this pretty sight 

So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu 

Adieu, adieu, to you and you and you 

So long, farewell, au revoir, auf wiedersehen 

I'd like to stay and taste my first champagne 

So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye 

I leave and heave a sigh and say goodbye, goodbye