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
Marta, Gretl, Brigitta Cuckoo, cuckoo
Children Marta, Gretl, Brigitta Regretfully they tell us Cuckoo, cuckoo But firmly they compel us Cuckoo, cuckoo To say goodbye Cuckoo To you...
Children So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good night
Marta I hate to go and leave this pretty sight
Children So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, adieu
Friedrich Adieu, adieu, to yieu and yieu and yieu
Children So long, farewell, au revoir, auf wiedersehen
Liesl I'd like to stay and taste my first champagne Yes?
Captain No!
Children So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good bye
Kurt I leave and heave a sigh and say good bye Goodbye...
Brigitta I'm glad to go, I cannot tell a lie
Louisa I flit, I float, I fleetly flee, I fly
Gretl The sun has gone to bed and so must I
Children So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good bye Good bye, good bye, good bye...