Let Daddy wipe the teardrop from your eye,

Then rock the cradle, gently, to and fro,

And sing to you a goodnight lullaby.

 

I’m sorry Mummy couldn’t say goodbye,

But you were sleeping when she had to go;

Let Daddy wipe the teardrop from your eye.

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Since you were born no single night went by,

Where Mummy failed to say she loves you so,

And sing to you a goodnight lullaby,

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Her heart will break if she can see you cry,

The pain will grieve her more than you could know;

Let Daddy wipe the teardrop from your eye.

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You look perplexed and helpless, as am I,

It makes no sense why Mummy’s failed to show,

And sing to you a goodnight lullaby.

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Next time we gaze upon the evening sky,

A brand new star will shine to say, ‘Hello,

Let Daddy wipe the teardrop from your eye,

And sing to you a goodnight lullaby’.