"O mein Papa" is a nostalgic German song, originally as related by a young woman remembering her beloved, once-famous clown father. It was written by Swiss composer Paul Burkhard in 1939 for the musical Der schwarze Hecht (The Black Pike), reproduced in 1950 as Das Feuerwerk (The Firework) to a libretto by Erik Charell, Jürg Amstein, and Robert Gilbert. In 1954 that musical was turned into the film Fireworks with Lilli Palmer.

 

"Oh, mein Papa", an instrumental version by trumpeter Eddie Calvert, topped the UK Singles Chart in 1954, and was also a Top 10 hit in the United States.

Lyrics for this song 

 

Oh, my pa-pa, to me he was so wonderful

Oh, my pa-pa, to me he was so good

No one could be so gentle and so lovable

Oh, my pa-pa, he always understood

 

Gone are the days when he could take me on his knee

And with a smile he'd change my tears to laughter

Oh, my pa-pa, so funny, so adorable

Always the clown, so funny in his way

 

Oh, my pa-pa, to me he was so wonderful

Deep in my heart I miss him so today

 

For those who are not familiar with this song, we have provided a You Tube link for you to watch.