Oh, my pa-pa, to me he was so wonderful Oh, my pa-pa, to me he was so good No one could be, so gentle and so lovable Oh, my pa-pa, he always understood.
Gone are the days when he could take me on his knee And with a smile he'd change my tears to laughter
Oh, my pa-pa, so funny, so adorable Always the clown so funny in his way Oh, my pa-pa, to me he was so wonderful Deep in my heart I miss him so today!
"Oh my Papa" originated as "O mein Papa", by Swiss composer Paul Burkhard (1911-1977), in his musical DER SCHWARZE HECHT, which premiered at the Schauspielhaus in Zurich on 1 April 1939 (and of which there is actually a recording, on the Tudor label, made in 1981). The song appeared again in Burkhard's later musical FEUERWERKE (1950). The song was later translated into several languages, (and transcribed into several instrumental arrangements) and popularized by singers ranging from Lys Assia, to Eddie Fisher (probably the most popular recording of the song), The Andrews Sisters, and The Kingston Trio, to the Simpsons. The original German lyrics appear at: http://ingeb.org/Lieder/omeinpap.html
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