Hunger is the poor man's curse!
Tralala, tralala!
Hunger is the poor man's curse!
(The father appears at the window, and during the following he comes into the room in a very happy mood, with a basket on his back.)
'Tisn't much that we require,
just a little food and fire!
But alas! it's true enough,
life on some of us is rough!
Hunger is a customer tough! (or)
Yes, the rich enjoys his dinner,