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Intro
Tell me where he comes from,
Then I'll know where I belong.
Mama says, "If you keep searching,
You will find him before long."
She says he is never far away;
He's just working night and day.
Mama says, "Hard work is better
Than bad friends who lead astray."
Is that true?
Verse 1
Where is your papa?
Tell me, where has Papa gone?
You don't even have to speak—
He knows when something's wrong.
Oh, my dear papa,
Tell me where you hide away.
It must be, must be a thousand times
I've counted my fingers every day.
Chorus
Papa, where'd you go?
Where'd you go, where'd you go? Papa, where'd you go?
Where'd you go, where'd you go? I just need to know.
Where'd you go, where'd you go? Papa, where'd you go?
Where'd you go, where'd you go? I just need to know.
Verse 2
Believe it now or call it wrong,
One day belief will all be gone.
Sooner or later, we'll all be dads,
Then fade away—life moves so fast.
Will we be shameful?
Will we be great?
Will we just make children,
Or show them the way?
Tell us, who creates those careless men
Who make a child, then walk away?
Oh, tell us who, my friend.
We all know how a baby is made,
But no one knows how a dad is made.
Was Mr. Know-It-All born knowing the way?
Or do we make it up from day to day?
Tell us where the secret lies.
It must be, must be a thousand times
We've bitten our nails and wondered why.
Chorus
Papa, where'd you go?
Where'd you go, where'd you go? Papa, where'd you go?
Where'd you go, where'd you go? I just need to know.
Where'd you go, where'd you go? Papa, where'd you go?
Where'd you go, where'd you go? I just need to know.
Bridge
Where is your papa?
Tell me, where has Papa gone?
You don't even have to speak—
He knows when something's wrong.
Oh, my dear papa,
Tell me where you hide at night.
It must be, must be a thousand times
I've bitten my nails till morning light.
Chorus
Papa, where'd you go?
Where'd you go, where'd you go? Papa, where'd you go?
Where'd you go, where'd you go? I just need to know.
Where'd you go, where'd you go? Papa, where'd you go?
Where'd you go, where'd you go? I just need to know.
Outro
Where is your papa?
Tell me, where has Papa gone?
You don't even have to speak—
He knows when something's wrong.
Oh, my dear papa,
Tell me where you hide at night.
It must be, must be a thousand times
I've bitten my nails till morning light.
