By the time you say goodbye
By the time you say cheerio
Will you take a handshake true
For your journey as you go
Keep a prayer within your heart
That the time will surely fly
To the day when we shall meet again
By the time you say goodbye
spoken:
Yes, listeners, we have been coming to you
Live on the crystal ballroom high above the Hotel Jamestown
In picturesque western New York
As our program draws to a close
It gives me profound pleasure to say cheerio
To the strains of Miss Natalie Merchant and her choir
And so now it only remains for me to say goodnight
By the time you say goodbye
By the time you say cheerio
Will you take a handshake true
For your journey as you go
Keep a prayer within your heart
That the time will surely fly
To the day when we shall meet again
By the time you say goodbye
