Where Oh Where Did My Little Girl Go

song

The poet sings. Click below and to the right to listen to “Where Oh Where Did My Little Girl Go” — Words, music, vocals, and guitar strumming by Jonathan Potter ⓒ 2024

Photo by Stefan Gessert on Unsplash

I’ve got a daughter 
With moonlight in her soul 
With sunlight in her heart 
And noodles in a bowl 

Today she’s 17 
And I am 59 
Somewhere in between 
There seems to be a line 

Between the young and old
Between the sea and sky
Between silver and gold 
Between her life and mine

Where oh where 
Did my little girl go?
Where oh where
Did the river flow?

She is the blood of my blood 
A mystery from me 
She is a ship out on the sea 
Powerful and free 

I watch her from my lighthouse
I watch the weather change
I send her coded messages
And she sends back the same

To say hello I love you
In the morning and the night
I’m flying high above you
And all will be all right

Where oh where 
Did my little girl go?
Where oh where
Did the river flow?

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