Come Away Melinda

Daddy, daddy, come and look See what I have found A little ways away from here While digging in the ground Come away, Melinda Come in and close the door It's nothing, just a picture-book They had before the war Daddy, daddy, come and see Daddy, come and look Why there's four or five Little Melinda girls Inside my picture book Come away, Melinda Come in and close the door There were lots of little girls like you Before they had the war Oh daddy, daddy, come and see Daddy, hurry do Why, there's someone in a pretty dress She's all grown up like you Won't you tell me, why? Come away, Melinda Come in and close the door That someone is your mummy You had before the war Daddy, daddy, tell me if you can Why can't things be The way they were Before the war began? Come away, Melinda Come in and close the door The answer lies in yesterday Before they had the war