Papa ,papa "I want to go to school",

Papa said "Shut your mouth you little fool",

Now go to work with your lunch and tool,

Before the sun melts the dawn's cool.

So I start my lonely walk,

Keeping my thoughts private with no one to talk

I can hear the song of a skylark,

As I gaze longingly at the childrens Park

After my long stroll, I reach the mine,

Where I have to slog till night nine,

I pretend everything is fine,

And start to work, Else I wont have anything to dine.

My heart is broken, coz my friend Ted is dead,

Some say it was coz he inhaled the poisonous lead

Whatever it is, his face was red,

And he fell sick and died in bed.

This job in mine,God,do I hate...

My mother says Dear Tom, this is our fate

My Father says go to work, if you want  a full plate.

I'm sure I'll fall sick and die, if I work  at this rate.

My greatest dream is to learn,

And to get a job by it and earn,

When I see other school going boys,My heart burns,

With desire to study, alas my heart can only yearn.