1. You see a young man joking with his brother and friend
In part of his talk with what cannot be forgiven

2. And he says I was just playing and teasing
Alas, your fire spreads in the thicket

3. You started it and went on laughing heedlessly
While his heart breaks from what you said

4. Don't you know, and ignorance like yours often
That joking is the greatest insult