We all pass this way just the once
Some take on knowledge
Some make confounding statements
But we all pass this way just the once
The fortunate may find fair weather
Enjoy a fortuitous, easy life
Others might continuously struggle
But we all pass this way just the once
There are days when the sandbanks are flooded
There are days when men take sleighs on ice
Then, for the fishermen, the salmon come home
But we all pass this way just the once
Some chap studied to become a solicitor
Some chap stepped into the shoes of Rome
Then the lucky one, dressed in silk, with a silver spoon
But we all pass this way just the once
