Daddy come home Stay with me Let me hold your hand Let me sit upon your knee I see fear In mommy's eyes Every time she cries And tries to comfort me Daddy's been gone Gone for so long For him, I pray He joined the corps Fighting a war Somewhere far away He promised me he'd return When the Chanukah candles burn So here I wait The blessings I recite By the candle-light But it's getting late Daddy come home Stay with me Let me hold your hand Let me sit upon your knee I see fear In mommy's eyes Every time she cries And tries to comfort me Daddy's been gone Gone for so long For him, I pray He joined the corps Fighting a war Somewhere far away He promised me he'd return When the Chanukah candles burn So here I wait The blessings I recite By the candle-light But it's getting late Daddy come home Stay with me Let me hold your hand Let me sit upon your knee I see fear In mommy's eyes Every time she cries And tries to comfort me Daddy come home Stay with me Let me hold your hand Let me sit upon your knee I see fear In mommy's eyes Every time she cries And tries to comfort me