So Long, Farewell...

Ever since I've exposed Phoebe to The Sound of Music a few weeks ago, she fell in love with it, and has watched it several times. She particularly likes this song "So Long, Farewell"and likes to imitate the children popping out from the back of their parents to say 'Cuckoo'. It's amazing that she, one little girl of 33 months, can assume the role of 7 children and 2 adults! Haha :) Her papa managed to capture a short clip of her acting out the scene.

In the clip, she was singing:

Cuckoo, is popping to say cuckoo... cuckoo...

Say goodbye to you, say goodbye to you...

So long, farewell, it's time to say goodbye...

I hate to go and miss this pretty sight...

But she suddenly got conscious and became camera shy... (and screamed unpleasantly to my dismay!) Watch this clip and you'll know what I mean...

I've promised her that I'll look for the lyrics for her. So here it is :)

THE CHILDREN:
There's a sad sort of clanking
From the clock in the hall
And the bells in the steeple too.
And up in the nursery an absurd little bird
Is popping up to say cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo!

Regretfully they tell us
But firmly they compel us
To say goodbye to you.

So long Farewell Aufwiedersehn (it's time to say) Goodnight
I hate to go and leave this pretty sight
So long Farewell Aufwiedersehn
Adeiu Adeiu Adeiu To yieu (you) and yieu and yieu
So long Farewell Au 'voire Aufwiedersehn
I'd like to stay and taste my first champagne
So long Farewell Aufwiedersehn Goodbye
I leave and heave a sigh and say goodbye... Goodbye!
I'm glad to go I cannot tell a lie
I flit I float I fleetly flee I fly
The sun has gone to bed and so must I
So long Farewell Aufwiedersehn Goodbye--
Goodbye...Goodbye...Goodbye...Goodbye...