[Verse 1]
Bye-oh, baby, bye-oh
Bye-oh, baby, bye
Papa's gone to the mail boat
Papa's gone to the mail boat
Bye

[Verse 2]
Close your sleepy eyes
Close your sleepy eyes
Papa's gone to the mail boat
Papa's gone to the mail boat
Bye

[Verse 3]
Bye-oh, baby, bye-oh
Bye-oh, baby, bye
Papa's gone to the mail boat
Papa's gone to the mail boat
Bye-oh-bye (Bye-oh, bye-oh)
Bye and bye (Bye-oh)
Bye and bye (Bye)

[Verse 4]
Stars shining, number, number one
Number two, number three, Good Lord
Bye and bye, bye and bye, Good Lord
Bye and bye
[Verse 5]
Bye and bye (Bye and bye)
Bye and bye (Bye and bye)
Stars shining, number, number one
Number two, number three, Good Lord
Bye and bye, bye and bye, Good Lord
Bye and bye

[Verse 6]
Bye and bye (Bye and bye)
Bye and bye (Bye and bye)
Stars (Bye and bye) shining, (stars shining) number, number one
Number two (number, number four) , number three, (number ten, number one) Good Lord
Bye and bye, bye and bye, Good Lord (Bye and bye and bye and bye, Good Lord)
Bye and bye (Bye and bye) (Bye and bye)

[Verse 7]
(Bye and bye)
Bye-oh, baby, bye-oh (Stars shine)
Bye-oh, (Stars shine) baby, bye (Number, number four)
Papa's gone to the mail boat
Papa's gone to the mail boat (Number four, number four)
Bye (Bye and bye)

[Verse 8]
Bye-oh (Bye and bye and bye and bye), baby, bye-oh (bye and bye)
Bye-oh (Bye and bye), baby, bye
Papa's gone to the mail boat
Papa's gone to the mail boat
Bye-oh, bye-oh
Bye-oh, bye