Never play by the stairs, your bound to fall down Never play by the hillside, You might slip and break your crown Never play by the fire, It's a danger to your health Never play by the wall, You might fall and break yourself Never play by the river, You might tumble in and drown Never play by the fields, You'll get filthy, dirty and brown Never play by yourself It's a danger to be alone Never stray too far away, It's not safe outside of home I didn't ask to be born I don't think I'll ask to die I didn't ask For the ground beneath my feet I didn't ask for the sky All that I ask, My darling All I really ask of you All that I ask, My darling Is that you stay here with me.