There was a girl who thought the world   Was filled with gold and pearls   She smiled with the bright eyes   Of those who trust in life   She had been taught she should believe   In all that's good and fair   And and the end of each day   She sat contented in her chair      And she sang; lalalalalala      He was the type who thought he had a right   To everything he liked   He had an easy air, was confident   And pleasing to the eye   They met by chance at a caf©   He thought that she looked fine   And as they kissed she felt the bliss   Of love for the first time      And she sang; lalalalalala      She gave herself without reserve,   With eagerness and joy   He took her with indifference   Then cast her off like a broken toy      There was a girl who thought the world   Was filled with gold and pearls   She smiled with hazy eyes   And lips that barely curled   She had been taught she should believe   And so her life went on   And through the years she still could hear   The echo of her song      Lalalalalala