[Verse]
Someday, baby, when I am a man
And other s have taught me
The best that they can
They ll sell me a suit
And cut off my hair
And send me to work in tall buildings
[Chorus]
And it s goodbye to the sunshine
Goodbye to the dew
Goodbye to the flowers
And goodbye to you
I m off to the subway
I must not be late
Going to work in tall buildings
[Verse]
Now when I retire
And my life is my own
I made all the payments
It s time to go home
And wonder what happened
Betwixt and between
When I went to work in tall buildings
[Chorus]
And it s goodbye to the sunshine
Goodbye to the dew
Goodbye to the flowers
And goodbye to you
I m off to the subway
I must not be late
Going to work in tall buildings
