Oh my sweet nurse Pull the curtain aside for a while So that I can for once have The sun in my eye You smile and say It's a fine day Oh my sweet nurse Pull the curtain aside for a while Then like a ghost at night You come around all dressed in white Talking to me And so I have to drink The water with your poison spilled For no more will Oh my sweet nurse Seems you have so little time That you rather put Me to sleep than sit by my side Then like a ghost at night You come around all dressed in white Talking to me And so I have to drink The water with your poison spilled For no more will Then like a ghost at night You come around all dressed in white Talking to me And so I have to drink The water with your poison spilled For no more will