My young son asks me:
Must I learn mathematics?
What is the use,
I feel like saying.
That two
Of bread are more than one's about all you'll end up with.
My young son asks me:
Must I learn French?
What is the use,
I feel like saying.
This State's collapsing.
And if you just rub your belly with your hand
Groan, you'll be understood with little trouble.
My young son asks me:
Must I learn history?
What is the use,
I feel like saying.
Learn to
Your head in the earth, and maybe you'll still survive.
Yes, learn mathematics,
I tell him.
Learn your French, learn your history!
