(All children) There's a sad sort of clanging 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) (Brigitta, Gretel, Marta) (Fredrick, Leisel, Kurt, Louisa) cuckoo! Regretfully they tell us cuckoo! But firmly they compel us to say good bye cuckoo! (All) To you (Children) So long, farewell Auf Wiedersehen, goodnight (Marta) I hate to go and leave this pretty sight (Children) So long, farewell Auf Wiedersehen, adieu (Fredrick) Adieu, adieu To you and you and you (children) So long, farewell Auf Weidersehen, goodbye (Louisa) We flit, we float We fleetly flee, we fly (children) So long, farewell Auf Weidersehen, goodbye (Gretel) The sun has gone To bed and so must I Goodbye Goodbye Goodbye (guests) Goodbye