[ALL CHILDREN]
There's a sad sort of clanking
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!)
But firmly they compel us (cuckoo!)
To say goodbye (cuckoo!)
To you...
So long, farewell
Auf wiedersehen, goodnight
[MARTA]
I hate to go
And leave this pretty sight
[REMAINING CHILDREN]
So long, farewell
Auf wiedersehen, adeiu
[FRIEDRICH]
Adieu, adieu
To yieu and yieu and yieu
[REMAINING CHILDREN]
So long, farewell
Au revoir, auf wiedersehen
[LEISL]
I'd like to stay
And taste my first champagne
[REMAINING CHILDREN]
So long, farewell
Auf wiedersehen, goodbye
[KURT]
I leave, and heave
A sigh and say goodbye
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
[ALL CHILDREN]
So long, farewell
Auf wiedersehen, goodbye
Goodbye...
Goodbye...
Goodbye...
[GUESTS]
Goodbye