Life grows short
And man grows old
Summer's gone
And the wind turns cold
Where are you going
My little one, little one
Where are you going
My sonny, my own
Turn around and you're two
Turn around and you're four
Turn around, you're a young man
Going out of the door
Where are you going
My little one, little one
Pigtails and petticoats
Where have you gone
Turn around and you're tiny
Turn around and you're grown
Turn around, you're a young wife
With babes of your own
Turn around and you're tiny
Turn around and you're grown
Turn around, you're a young wife
With babes of your own
Where are you going
My little ones, little ones
Where have they gone
Our children, my own
Turn around and they're young
Turn around and they're old
Turn around and they've gone
And we've no one to hold
Turn around and they're young
Turn around and they're old
Turn around and they've gone
And we've no one to hold
And man grows old
Summer's gone
And the wind turns cold
Where are you going
My little one, little one
Where are you going
My sonny, my own
Turn around and you're two
Turn around and you're four
Turn around, you're a young man
Going out of the door
Where are you going
My little one, little one
Pigtails and petticoats
Where have you gone
Turn around and you're tiny
Turn around and you're grown
Turn around, you're a young wife
With babes of your own
Turn around and you're tiny
Turn around and you're grown
Turn around, you're a young wife
With babes of your own
Where are you going
My little ones, little ones
Where have they gone
Our children, my own
Turn around and they're young
Turn around and they're old
Turn around and they've gone
And we've no one to hold
Turn around and they're young
Turn around and they're old
Turn around and they've gone
And we've no one to hold