From the 1941 film “Hellz A Poppin”
Words and music by Olsen and Johnson, Jay Levison and Ray Evans
The sheet music:
Lyrics
There are many, many ways to say goodbye
How do you say adieu?
In the movies they linger on a kiss
When you’re married it’s easily dismissed
On the campus they’ve a different little twist
But this is how I like to say goodnight
Chorus:
G’bye now, g’bye now
I thought the party was divine
I spent the evening forgetting the time
I can’t deny, but now g’bye, g’bye
G’bye now, the trip by taxi wasn’t far
We’d linger longer if we had a car
No use to cry, and now g’bye
There’s one advantage to our leaving
It brings about a special kiss
I hope that this will be eternally
A momentary parting, just a second
Then we’re starting, so g’bye now
G’bye now, it’s just a moment we’re apart
To make it certain I’ll leave you my heart
But for now, g’bye now