All your labor to repay,—

Keep a-pluggin' away.

There 'll be lots of sneers to swallow,

There 'll be lots of pain to bear,—

Keep a-pluggin' away.

If you 've got your eye on heaven,

Some bright day you 'll wake up there,—

Keep a-pluggin' away.

Perseverance still is king;

Time its sure reward will bring;