Theyware

They did not care at all
and they did as they were taught

They failed foreswear the fall
and they did as they were ought

They made out like the winners
and did as they knew how

They took away all there
and yet they did not know

They did not even care
and thought that they were right

They failed to make a scene
and slept right through the night

They judged themselves as great
and believed in all they were