Life grows short
And man grows old
Summer's gone

And the wind turns cold

Where are you going

My little one, little one
Where are you going
My sonny, my own


Turn around and you're two
Turn around and you're four

Turn around, you're a young man
Going out of the door


Where are you going
My little one, little one
Pigtails and petticoats

Where have you gone

Turn around and you're tiny

Turn around and you're grown
Turn around, you're a young wife
With babes of your own


Turn around and you're tiny
Turn around and you're grown

Turn around, you're a young wife
With babes of your own


Where are you going
My little ones, little ones
Where have they gone

Our children, my own

Turn around and they're young

Turn around and they're old
Turn around and they've gone
And we've no one to hold


Turn around and they're young
Turn around and they're old

Turn around and they've gone
And we've no one to hold