Lyrics Come Away Melinda - Harry Belafonte

Daddy, daddy, come and look
And see what I've found
A little ways away from here
While digging in the ground

Come away Melinda
Come in and close the door
It's nothing but a picture-book
They had before the war

Daddy, daddy, come and see
Oh Daddy, come and look
There's four or five 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

Daddy, daddy, come and see
Oh Daddy, hurry do!
There's someone in a pretty dress
Who's all grown up like you

Come away Melinda
Come in and close the door
That someone is your mommy
Like you had before the war

Daddy, daddy, come and see
The street has never seen
Happy faces all around
And all the ground is green

Come away Melinda
Come in and close the door
That's just the way it used to be
Before they had the war

Daddy, daddy, come and see
And tell me if you can
Why can't it be the way it was
Before the war began?

Come away Melinda
Come in and close the door
The answer lies in yesterday
Before they had the war