[Verse 1]
Daddy daddy come and look
See what I have found
A little ways away from here
While digging in the ground

[Chorus]
Come away Melinda
Come in and close the door
It's nothing, just a picture book
They had before the war

[Verse 2]
Daddy, daddy, come and see
Daddy, come and look
Why there's four or five little Melinda girls
Inside my picture book

[Chorus 2]
Come away, Melinda
Come in and close the door
There were lots of little girls like you
Before they had the war

[Verse 3]
Oh, daddy daddy, come and see
Daddy hurry do
Why there's someone in a pretty dress
She's all grown up like you
Won't you tell me why?
[Chorus 3]
Come away, Melinda
Come in and close the door
That someone is your Mommy
You had before the war

[Verse 4]
Daddy daddy, tell me if you can
Why can't things be
The way they were
Before the war began

[Chorus 4]
Come away Melinda
Come in and close the door
The answer lies in yesterday
Before they had, the war