Edmund Vance Cooke: This life's a hollow bubble, Don't you know? Just a painted piece of trouble, Don't you know? We come to earth to cry, W

This life's a hollow bubble, Don't you know? Just a painted piece of trouble, Do — Edmund Vance Cooke

This life's a hollow bubble, Don't you know? Just a painted piece of trouble, Don't you know? We come to earth to cry, We grow older and we sigh, Older still, and then we die! Don't you know?

Edmund Vance Cooke

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