I wake up, just normal
Fit as a fiddle and without worries
My reflection greets me
"You've grown so big"
I don't think anything of it, I feel fresh
Sit down quickly at the breakfast table
But instead of "Good morning"
"You've grown so big"
I walk to the royal house
Want to borrow the crown
The king strokes his beard and says
"You've grown so big"

It may be that I grew overnight
At least that's what the adults always tell me
No matter where, it repeats itself
So do me a favor and please don't say

You are but, you-you are but
You've grown so big
You've grown so big
What's going on, what-what's going on with you
What's going on with you?
You've grown so big (chip chip)

I like to observe animals, rare bird species
Go into the forest, soon hear a (skur)
"You've grown so big"
Run away and go to the army
Return without any medals
Because the ? always called even when I was asleep
"You've grown so big"
Then I created an audience for myself
Deep in the south to the far north
But what did it sing instead of the lyrics
"You've grown so big"

It may be that I grew overnight
At least that's what the adults always tell me
No matter where, it repeats itself
So do me a favor and please don't say

You are but, you-you are but
You've grown so big
You've grown so big
What's going on, what-what's going on with you
What's going on with you?
You've grown so big

I feel like having a little treat
Visit Rolf in the Christmas bakery
But instead of chocolate cakes I get a
"You've grown so big"
Then I meet someone named
Karlheinz Gustav Ole Torben
I say: "Why such a long name?"
He says: "You've grown so big"
To this day I've never really gotten rid of this sentence
You ask me which one
I say: "You've grown so big"
Now I have a son of my own
And annoy him already in the morning
Laugh into his crib and say
"You've grown so big"

You are but, you-you are but
You've grown so big
You've grown so big
What's going on, what-what's going on with you
What's going on with you?
You've grown so big

Not possible, unbelievable, can't be true
Seems like yesterday, you were tiny
I rub my eyes, is this a magic trick?
I'm speechless for a very short moment
(Very very short, but then I remember what I can say)

You are but, you-you are but
You've grown so big
You've grown so big
What's going on, what-what's going on with you
What's going on with you?
You've grown so big

You are but, you-you are but
You've grown so big
You've grown so big
What's going on, what-what's going on with you
What's going on with you?
You've grown so big

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