I lost a bet with destiny
When I went down that road
There, destiny did punish me
For charging forth, unbowed

It said, ‘Dear child, you’ve trodden far,
But now you ought turn back;
Ere you your life lastingly mar,
Along this curséd track.’

At first I did resist, and plead
For destiny’s mercy
But soon I saw it knew my need
And hoped the best for me.