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A name, it has more than nominal worth,
And belongs to good or bad luck at birth.
A name, it has more than nominal worth,
And belongs to good or bad luck at birth.
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!
Occupy yourself, and you will be out of harm's way.
Occupy yourself, and you will be out of harm's way.
The woman that deliberates is lost.
The woman that deliberates is lost.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
A lucky chance, that oft decides the fate
Of mighty monarchs.
A lucky chance, that oft decides the fate
Of mighty monarchs.
Let the poor man mind his tongue.
Let the poor man mind his tongue.
Let never maiden think, however fair,
She is not fairer in new clothes than old.
Let never maiden think, however fair,
She is not fairer in new clothes than old.