A Child Is Born

A CHILD is born, a robber is born, a destroyer Where shall we shelter him What shall we put out of sight from him What shall we instruct him Man is what he chooses to be A child should train good morals Children will learn by mitigation Use good words in their presence Practice love Let him watch and learn A child born is trained good morals And when he is a man he makes a choice What he says he has heard it home As you do for your ancestors Your children will do for you Give child wisdom Use good words in their presence Give them what they ought to have Teach them love Demonstrate to them love Put into practice love A child should train good morals A child brought up where there is always dancing Cannot fail to dance