Turnaround
Time's Dance: From Innocence to Motherhood
Lyrics
Turnaround, turnaround,
Expressing the concept of turning around, highlighting a shift or change.
Turnaround and you're a young girl going out of the door!
Observing the rapid passage of time, as a young girl matures and leaves.
Where are you goin' my little one, little one,
Asking where the young one is going, showing concern for their path in life.
Where are you goin' my baby, my own?
Expressing a sense of ownership and care for the young one.
Turnaround and you're two, turnaround and you're four,
Highlighting the swift progression of age from two to four.
Turnaround and you're a young girl going out of the door!
Reiterating the rapid growth and departure of the young girl.
Turnaround, ( turnaround! )
Repetition of the concept of turning around, emphasizing change.
Turnaround and you're a young girl . . .
Continuing to emphasize the transformation into a young girl leaving.
Going out of the door!
Reiterating the departure of the young girl.
Where are you going my little one, little one,
Repeating the inquiry about the destination of the little one.
Little dirndls and petticoats, where have you gone?
Reflecting on the disappearance of childhood items like dirndls and petticoats.
Turnaround and you're tiny, turnaround and you're grown,
Emphasizing the rapid transformation from tiny to grown.
Turnaround and you're a young wife with babes of your own!
Highlighting the progression into adulthood with the responsibility of one's own family.
Turnaround, ( turnaround! )
Repetition of the concept of turning around, underlining the cyclical nature of life.
Turnaround and you're a young wife . . .
Reiterating the transition into a young wife, suggesting the continuation of life's journey.
With babes of your own!
Emphasizing the role of becoming a mother with children of one's own.
With babes of your own . . . ( turnaround! )
Highlighting the continuation of the cycle with the mention of having one's own children.
Words and Music by Alan Green, Harry Belafonte
Credits the song's creation to Alan Green, Harry Belafonte, and Malvina Reynolds.
And Malvina Reynolds
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