I’ve shown them what they’d have to do
If they’d pass in with the chosen few;
I’ve marked their path of duty clear—
Laid out the plan for their whole career;
I’ve talked and talked to ’em, loud and long,
For my lungs are good and my voice is strong.
So good St. Peter, you’ll clearly see
The gate of heaven is open to me;
But my old man, I regret to say,
Hasn’t walked exactly the narrow way—