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
Cuckoo, cuckoo!
But firmly they compel us
Cuckoo, cuckoo!
To say goodbye . . .
Cuckoo!
.. . to you
.
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 yieu and yieu and yieu
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!
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 Wiedersehen, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye. . .

Goodbye!