DRIVE THE NAIL ARIGHT
Drive the nail aright, boys;
Hit it on the head;
Strike with all your might, boys,
Ere the time has fled.
Lessons you’ve to learn, boys;
Study with a will:
They who reach the top, boys,
First must climb the hill.
Standing at the foot, boys,
Gazing at the sky;
How can you get up, boys,
If you never try?
Though you stumble oft, boys,
Never be downcast;
Try and try again, boys:
You’ll succeed at last.
Always persevere, boys,
Though your task is hard;
Toil and happy trust, boys,
Bring their own reward.
Never give it up, boys,
Always say you’ll try;
You will gain the top, boys,
Surely, by and by.
—Selected.