Don’t Give Up
Improvement Era, vol. 24, no. 12, October 1921, p. 1088
Shafer, Francis M.
Don't Give Up When the trail ahead looks gloomy, and the sun seems mighty dim, When the sky is overshadowed, and you feel that you won't win, Just keep yourself a move'n, don't give up the game, The chap with sand is sure to land, he'll get there just the same. When the snow is still a snow'n, or the rain is pour'n down, When the cold North wind's a blow'n, 'til you can't stick to the ground, Just set yer teeth and bear it, don't make the slightest wail, The lad with pluck, is never stuck, there's no such thing as fail. When your mighty tired and hungry, and your almost down and out, When your friends begin to shun-ye, and your mind, seems full of doubt Don't ever think of failure, lad, it's the worse thing you can do; Make up your mind that you're the kind that's go-na stick, — LIKE GLUE. Moab, Utah Francis M. Shafer