As night draws near   On the old house by the hill   Night draws near   Where the children all played at will   When the sun at last comes down   Hushing merry din   Mother won't you look around   Are the children in      Been so many years   Since we played with friends in the streets   So many years   No longer echoes of childish feet   Until we learn to love each other   When will it all begin   Mother won't you look around   Are the children in      I'm so afraid   The wolf knows where I am   I'm so afraid   The wolf knows where I am      Goodbye to the world   Seems just like the other day   Bye to the world   All tired of our foolish play   When we get to the other land   Where mother long has been   Will we hear her say   Are the children in      I'm so afraid   The wolf knows where I am   I'm so afraid   The wolf knows where I am