tumbalalaika

Pacing, puzzling, all the night long
A young LAD sang a haunting song
What shall I say to my love today
What shall I say to my love today

Maiden, maiden, can you explain
What can grow without snow or rain
What can burn for endless years
And what can CRY and shed no tears

Idle lad, you're joking I know
A stone can grow without rain or snow
Love can blaze and never die
A heart can weep and never cry

Chorus (after each verse):
Tumbala Tumbala Tumbalalaika
Tumbala Tumbala Tumbalalaika
Tumbalalaika Play Balalaika
Tumbalalaika, Laugh and be gay