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

Where there's four orfive 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!

While 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