Little Child (Daddy Dear)

Human emotion can only be duplicated with life-like presence
Now that we have high fidelity
Listen to this little waif as she sings to her father

Daddy, dear, Daddy, dear, is the world really round?
Tell me where is the bluebird of happiness found?
Tell me why is the sky up in heaven so blue?
And when you were a child, did you cry like I do?

Daddy
Oh, oh, yeah
Would you mind repeating the question?

Daddy, dear, Daddy, dear, is the world really round?
Is the world really round? The world?
Where is it located?
I mean, well, the world
Think of a billiard ball with hair on top
And I thought, well, it's a tricky category
Can I think it over and come back again next week?
Tell me why, Daddy, dear, are there tears in your eyes?
Why there's tears in my eyes?
I'll tell you why there's tears in my...
Stop asking so many stupid questions!
And, and, and, and deal the cards

I haven't heard anything so heart-
Rending since Orphan Annie was 75 years old