Somebody scoffed: "Oh, you'll never do that—
At least, no one ever has done it";
But he took off his coat, and he took off his hat,
And the first thing we knew he'd begun it.
With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,
Without any doubting or quiddit,
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn't be done—and he did it.
There are thousands who'll tell you it cannot be done,
There are thousands who prophecy failure;