Papa's Coming, Bye And Bye - song lyrics 
American Old-time song lyrics from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
PAPA'S COMING, BYE AND BYE. 
Oh! our precious, fair-haired darling, 'Round our hearts she fondly clings, And a flood of golden sunshine To our happy home she brings; There is mirth in every dimple, And her merry, laughing eye, How it sparkles when she whispers: "Papa's coming, bye and bye!" 
Chorus. Watching in the rosy twilight, When the day goes softly by, Oh! how lovingly she whispers: "Papa's coming, bye and bye!" 
Then she meets me at the threshold, And with tender, winning grace, Throws her tiny arms about me, Looking up with smiling face, Asking question after question; Then in all her childish glee, With her lips to mine she whispers: "Papa, got a kiss for me? "-Chorus. 
Oh! her pure and warm affection, How it steals our hearts away, As we listen to the music, Of her prattle all the day; May our darling's life be happy, May no sorrow dim her sky, Still as fondly may she whisper: "Papa's coming, bye and bye! "-Chorus.