Tick tock tick tock

The benevolent clock suggests there's time for a break

Put your pencils down, all you diligent bodies

Students staring out the window in anticipation

Workers with weary eyes from computer screens

The ever generous clock says "Stop!"

Congratulations, you have made it through another day

Tick tock tick tock

Are you using your time well, young souls?

Your rest is upon you, there is plenty of time

Ah, but now there is one second less

I hope you have made the most of it

The assiduous clock reminds you that this time is to be cherished

Tick tock tick tock

Back to work it is for you, friends

You will have another break when the clock deems fit

Too short, does it seem?

The scheming clock insists that you do not waste its gift

And it is, of course, a gift - would you question that?

Tick tock tick tock

The occasion is running short

Is there time left to call your father?

Have you the moments to spare to thank your mother?

The sinister clock reveals to us its final gift

It warns us that we, too, will be forgotten

Once our burden has been fulfilled