Have you nothing to learn Daughter build your fire well You've money to burn Don't think too much about hate and pain Below your castle keep That lies about you like a moat While deep inside you sleep Don't think too much of bloodshed Or the horrors of a war Don't think too much of those that die You've heard it all before But never mind but never mind For all things are the same Sunshine and the rain are quite unknown Your bird has flown and it's somewhere in the sky You let him pass you by when you were blind Nursery days and splendour with nanny at your hand Care at your command A sheltered world of tea and toys Careful not to make a noise when Father was around Daughter oh my daughter Have you nothing to learn Daughter build your fire well You've money to burn Don't look behind your shoulder now There's knocking on your gate The friends and foes of boredom Have little time to wait Don't think too much of darkness Or the shadows you deplore Don't think too much of those that die You've heard it all before