Our wasted oil unprofitably burns,
Like hidden lamps in old sepulchral urns.

Our wasted oil unprofitably burns,
Like hidden lamps in old sepulchral urns.

Losers must have leave to speak.

Losers must have leave to speak.

Praising what is lost Makes the remembrance dear.

Praising what is lost Makes the remembrance dear.

The loss which is unknown is no loss at all.

The loss which is unknown is no loss at all.

The cheerful loser is the winner.

The cheerful loser is the winner.

Now those memories come back to haunt meThey haunt me like a curse

Now those memories come back to haunt meThey haunt me like a curse

That puts it not unto the touch
To win or lose it all.

That puts it not unto the touch
To win or lose it all.

Things that are not at all, are never lost.

Things that are not at all, are never lost.

It's the good loser who finally loses out.

It's the good loser who finally loses out.