i did all that i should  well all that i could  but it isn't me  
 all my strength is dead and gone...  
  
 slept as long as i could  as long as i should  to find comfort here  
 slept as long as i could  as long as i should  but i still have fear  
 all my strength is dead and gone...  
  
 black letter day  
 all the fun has gone away  
 black letter day  
 all the joy has gone away  
 black letter day  
 all my strength has gone away  
 black letter day  
  
 i drank all that i could, much more than i should, in simple despair  
 i drank all that i could, much more than i should, to find someone there  
  
 once upon a time there was a scientist with the nose made of silver, he found  
 that there were far too hurtless days a year that one could do without, he called  
 them black letter days and the rest is silence...  
  
 i hope monday will be a better day