When things go wrong, as dey sometimes will, When d road u're trudging seems all uphill, When d funds r low, and d debts r high, And u want 2 smile, but u hv to sigh, When care is pressing u down a bit, Rest if u must, but don't u quit.
Life is queer wit' its twists and turns As everyone of us sometimes learns, And many a failure turns about, When he might hv won had he stuck it out; Don't gv up though d pace seems slow, U may succeed wit' another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out, D silver tint of d clouds of doubt, And u neva can tell aw close u r, It may be near when it seems so far; So stick 2 d fight when u're hardest hit, It's when things seem worse, dat u must not quit.