You're a thousand miles away-ay,/ ((Doo-doo.)/(Rat-a-tat-tat.) Bu-u-t I still have your love to remember you by./ /(Rat-a-tat-tat.)/((You by.)) Oh, my dar-ar-ar-arling, dry your eyes,/ /(Rat-a-tat-tat-tat.)/((Your eyes.)) Daddy's coming home soon./ /(Whoo-hooo-hooo, hoo-hooo, hoo-hooo.)
[Verse 2:] On my knees e-every day-ay,/ /(Rat-a-tat-tat.)((All I do.)) All I do is pray, baby, just for you./ /(Rat-a-tat-tat.)((For you.) Hope you a-a-a-always want me too,/ /(Rat-a-tat-tat.)((Me too.) Daddy's coming home soon./ /(Whoo-hooo-hooo, woo-ooo.)
[Bridge:] It may be on a Sunday morning./((Doo-ooo.)) It may be on a Tuesday afternoon./((Doo-ooo.)) But no matter what the day is,/((Doo-ooo.)) I'm going to make it (doo wah.) My business (doo wah.) To get home soon. (Rad-a, rad-a, rad-a, rad-a.)
[Verse 1, repeated:] You're (a thousand miles away), Bu-u-t I still have your love to remember you by./ /(Rat-a-tat-tat.)/((You by.)) Oh, my dar-ar-ar-arling, dry your eyes,/ /(Rat-a-tat-tat.)/((Your eyes.)) Daddy's coming ho-ome soo-oo-oo-oon. (Wooo-ooo-ooo, oo-ooo, oo-oo-ooo.) (Woot-toot-ooo.)/((Doo.)) (Doo-wee-ooo-ooo.) ~