Don’t knock at the door, little child,       I cannot let you in, You know not what a world this is       Of cruelty and sin. Wait in the still eternity       Until I come to you, The world is cruel, cruel, child,       I cannot let you in! Don’t knock at my heart, little one,       I cannot bear the pain Of turning deaf-ear to your call       Time and time again! You do not know the monster men       Inhabiting the earth, Be still, be still, my precious child,       I must not give you birth!