I met a woman long ago

Her hair the black that black can go.

Are you a teacher of the heart?

Soft she answered no.

I met a girl across the sea,

Her hair the gold that gold can be.

Are you a teacher of the heart?

Yes, but not for thee.

I met a man who lost his mind

In some lost place I had to find

Follow me the wise man said,

But he walked behind

I walked into a hospital

Where none was sick and none was well,

When at night the nurse left

I could not walk at all

Morning came and then came noon,

Dinner time a scalpel blade

Lay beside my silver spoon

Some girls wander by mistake

Into the mess that scalpels make

Are you the teachers of my heart?

We teach old hearts to break

One morning I woke up alone

The hospital and the nurses gone

Have I carved enough my lord?

Child, your are a bone.

I ate and ate and ate

No I did not miss a plate, well

How much do these suppers cost?

We'll take it out hate

I spent my hatred every place,

On every work on every face

Someone gave me wishes

And I wished for an embrace

Several girls embraced me, then

I was embraced by men,

Is my passion perfect?

No, do it once again

I was handsome I was strong

I knew the words of every song

Did my singing please you?

No, the words you sang were wrong.

Who is it whom I address

Who takes down what I confess?

Are you the teacher of my heart?

We teach old hearts to rest

Oh teacher are my lessons done?

I cannot do another one.

The laughed and laughed and said

Well child, are your lessons done?

Are your lessons done?

Are your lessons done?

Are your lessons done?