Intro: A6
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Children There's a sad sort of clanging from the clock in the hall
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And the bells in the steeple too
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And up in the nursery, an absurd little bird
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Is popping up to say cuckoo (cuckoo, cuckoo)
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Regretfully they tell us but firmly they compel us
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To say goodbye to you
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Children So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, good night
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Marta I hate to go and leave this pretty sight
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Children So long, farewell auf wiedersehen, adieu
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Friedrich Adieu, adieu, to yieu and yieu and yieu
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Children So long, farewell, au revoir, auf wiedersehen
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Liesl I'd like to stay and taste my first champagne
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Children So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye
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Kurt I leave and heave a sigh and say goodbye
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Brigitta I'm glad to go, I cannot tell a lie
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Louisa I flit, I float, I fleetly flee, I fly
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Gretl The sun has gone to bed and so must I
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Children So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye
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Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
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Guests Goodbye
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