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, doo-dah-doo-day

Your pappa's off to the seven seas



Do-on't cry baby, do-on't sigh baby

Bye-bye-bye baby, doo-dah-doo-day

When I come back we'll live a life of ease



Seems kind of tough now

To say goodbye this way

But pappa's gotta be rough now

So that he can be sweet to you another day



Bye-bye-bye baby, do-on't cry baby

Shoo-shoo-shoo baby, doo-dah-doo-day

Your papa's off to the seven seas



Shhh-shoo baby, do-dah-doo-day

Shhh-shoo baby, do-dah-doo-day

Shhh-shoo baby, shoo-shoo

Wait a minute, I want a little bit of quiet in the house, please

She wants a little bit of quiet in the house

My papa's on his way across the seven seas

So don't you cry-hy, don't you sigh, goodbye



Now shoo-shoo baby, shoo-oo-oo-oo-oo

Shoo-shoo my baby, shoo...

Goodbye baby, don't you cry no more

Your big a-tall papa's off to the seven seas



Seems kind of tough now

To say goodbye this way-ay

But papa's got to be rough now

So that he can be sweet to you another day

Shhhh baby, shhhh baby

Shoo-shoo-shoo baby, goodbye, goodbye

Your papa's off to the seven seas, the seven seas

Your big tall papa's off to the seven seas