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, "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