Tell him, that would give trust a chance
And offer loyalty in friendship,
That his shall be a thorny journey;
Tell him, the one who would travel life's journey
With integrity as his luggage,
That his path be through thistles and thorns;
Tell the king, whose reign would be fair
And joyful, that his shall be
A throne and a crown of thorns;
Tell him, whose hands would not be soiled
And shall not partake in the guilt of the world,
That his fate shall be thistles and thorns;
For the way of the world is a pain
In the ass of him who must be sane!