You've seen him up and down the avenue And now he's wearin' the navy blue She had a tear in the corner of her eye As he said his last goodbye
Shoo, shoo, shoo baby Shoo, shoo, shoo baby Bye, bye, bye baby Do-dah do-day Your papa's off to the seven seas
Don't cry baby Don't sigh baby Bye, bye, bye baby Do-dah do-day When I come back we'll live a life of ease
Seems kinda tough now To say goodbye this way But papa's gotta be rough now So that he can be sweet to you another day
Bye, bye, bye baby Don't cry baby Shoo, shoo, shoo baby Do-dah do-day Your papa's off to the seven seas
(Shhh-shoo baby) Do-dah do-day (Shhh-shoo baby) Do-dah do-day (Shhh-shoo baby, shoo, shoo) QUIET!! I want a little bit o' quiet in the house, please (She wants a little bit of quiet in the house) So your papa's on his way to cross the seven seas So don't you cry, oh, don't you sigh goodbye now Shoo, shoo baby Shooo-oo-oo Shoo, shoo my baby Shoooo Goodbye baby, don't you cry no more Your big tall papa's off to the seven seas
Seems kinda tough now To say goodbye this way But papa's gotta be rough now So that he can be sweet to you another day