We who are old, old and gay, + 

O so old! + 

Thousands of years, thousands of years, + 

If all were told: + 

Give to these children, new from the world, + 

Silence and love; + 

And the long dew-dropping hours of the night, + 

And the stars above: + 

Give to these children, new from the world, + 

Rest far from men, + 

Is anything better, anything better? + 

Tell us it then: + 

Us who are old, old and gay, + 

O so old! + 

Thousands of years, thousands of years, + 

If all were told. + 