Others is not my business
     scarcely I've time to mind my own
     much of life is distress
    the ubiquitous sigh and moan

     all that is, is one's alone
     he does well to avoid the mess
     of stretching beyond
     let others mind their business

    when I was a child
    I knew my world
    which was sweet and mild
     every moment did wonder unfold

   to that self-sufficiency
   I should dearly hold
   minding my own is the best policy
   let others have their stories individually told