A Father And His Daughter
Bob A. Feldman
A folk song that was written for an unproduced 1980s musical play, "Anne Frank's Diary", which is sung by the Otto Frank character at the beginning and end of the musical play.
(chorus)
"A father and his daughter
A special kind of love
To watch her as she blossoms
To feel my daughter's hug."
(verses)
"To watch her in the morning preparing for her school
To hear my daughter singing and laughing in her room
Oh, little did I know
What the future would bring
When on my lap she sat
To hear a new story." (chorus)
"She told me of her dreams
She told me of her games
And in Amsterdam's parks
On Sundays we did play
But then the Nazis came
And our whole life did change
And Anne, my daughter, Anne,
I wish you were here today." (chorus)
"And now I have returned here in 1945
The time it is November
And so many have died
Outside, children still play
But my wife and kids are gone
And I am all alone
With no daughters to love." (chorus)
"And I will share your diary
So others perhaps can learn
So maybe in the future
New wars won't begin again
Oh, Anne, your faith in people
It puts me to shame
So I'll try not to get discouraged
And I'll work for humanity." (chorus)