as puzzled as a newborn child

...

Now my foolish boat is leaning,

broken love lost on your rocks.

For you sang, "Touch me not, touch me not,come back tomorrow."

Oh my heart, oh my heart shies from the sorrow.

I'm as puzzled as a newborn child.

I'm as riddled as the tide. Should I stand amid the breakers?

Or shall I lie with death my bride?

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