[Refrain]
Skylarking, skylarking
That's what youths do today
Skylarking, skylarking
Before they stand up firm on their feet

[Verse 1]
Yet a little work, a little work
And earn them bread honestly

[Chorus]
Begging you a five cent, sir
Begging you a ten cent, sir
Can not have, no, can not have

[Verse 2]
So, if you all keep on doing what you all are doing
You will end up, up, up in chains

[Chorus]
Begging you a five cent, sir
Begging you a ten cent, sir
Can not have, no, can not have

[Verse 3]
So, if you all keep on doing what you all are doing
You will end up, up, up in chains
So, if you all keep on doing what you all are doing
You will end up, up, up in chains
[Refrain]
Skylarking, skylarking
That's what youths do today
Skylarking, skylarking
Before they stand up firm on their feet