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.