Let’s save this lad,
Foster him fast,
Give him encouragement!
Teach him for free,
Give him free drinks,
Make free his nourishment!

Life flows away,
Life that I led
Was full of recklessness.
It’s all for naught,
Save for one thought:
Day of our reckoning.

They’ll give you all,
They’ll sing a song,
Try to be diligent.
And for their pay
they also may
Give you their sympathy.

I have enjoyed
Life unemployed,
Life full of recklessness.
It’s all for naught,
Save for one thought:
Day of our reckoning.