JUST BE UP AND DOING

Sure there is lot of trouble, See there are heaps of cares, Burdens that bend us double, Worries that come to wear. But we must keep pursuing Something, and see it through; Still to be up and doing Is all that there is to do. Though you would like to idle, Wait for the world to right, Keep your hand on the bridle, Fight when you have to fight. Women are won by wooing, Fortune is won the same, And to be up and doing Is all there is to the game. Few ever fail by trying, Few ever win who wait. All of your sitting, sighing Never will conquer fate. Whatever path you’re hewing One thing is certain. Children; Either be up and doing Or soon you will be down and done.