Meet life with a smile
Tho’ the long road be rough,
Full many a mile,
If you’re of the right stuff,
You’ll find you can wile
With a song and a smile.
Come danger, come Death,
Set teeth and brace back.
Still woo Mother Earth
Tho’ her brows be bent black,
With a smile full of mirth,
And she’ll soon pay you back
In the coin that you’re worth.
Be there sorrow or Death
Let your smile linger still,
Tho’ there’s sadness beneath
Keep it there at your will;
Have a smile while you’ve breath,
For your friends it will fill
With contempt of King Death.