That you may know I am your Friend.

Hear all ye Spirits and Devils that rule the World,

And sit upon the High Places of the Great World,

This is my Vow!

Should my feet lag upon the Trail,

Should my heart turn to Water,

Should I forget—

So that in the time of my friend's need

I answer not his call;

Then, upon my head—upon the heads of my children—and their children