When you knew that I had given all the kindness that I had   did you think that it might be time to stop?   When you knew that I was through   that I'd done all I could do   did you really have to milk the final drop?   Not content with my mistake   you behaved just like a snake   and you left me for a wasp without a sting   Tell all my friends back home   that I did it on my own   and that to their well-worn cares they should cling     When you knew that I had given all the kindness that I had   did you feel you had to break that lonely vow?   When you knew that I was through   that I'd done all I could do   did you really have to sow that final plough?   Not content with my mistake, you behaved just like a snake   and you left me for a wasp without a sting   Tell all the folks back home that he did it on his own   and that to their well-worn cares they should cling