You've seen him up and down the avenue And now he's wearing the navy blue She had a tear in the corner of her eye As he said his last goodbye Shoo, shoo, baby Shoo, sh-sh, baby Bye, bye, bye baby Your papa's off to the seven seas Do-on't cry baby Do-on't sigh baby Bye, bye, bye baby When I come back we'll live a life of ease Seems kinda tough now To say goodbye this way But papa's gotta be rough now So that he can be sweet to you another day Bye-iy-iy baby Do-on't cry baby Shoo, shoo, shoo baby Your papa's off to the seven seas Bye Bye Bye baby Do-on't cry my baby Shoo-oo-sh baby 'cause your papa's off to the seven seas.