They stood you in a corner, you were a strapping youngster.
They stood you in a corner, there were four soldiers.
They stood you in a corner, they took aim at your heart.
They stood you in a corner, it was a morning with a frost.
Life was waiting out for you, so was a long-suffering mother,
and you turned, that morning, into a red lily in the yard.
They stood you in a corner, and your fate was weeping beside you.
They stood you in a corner, and the reaper also had a gun.
They stood you in a corner, you were looking at them smiling.
They stood you in a corner, it was a morning with a frost.
Life was waiting out for you, so was a long-suffering mother,
and you turned, that morning, into a red lily in the yard.