Not blessed with any particular luck,
Just steady and earnest, and full of pluck.
When asked a question he does not guess;
He answers the question, “No,” or “Yes.”
When set to a task that the rest can’t do
He buckles down till he’s put it through.
Three things he’s learned: That the man who tries
Finds favor in his employer’s eyes;
That it pays to know more than one thing well;
That it doesn’t pay all he knows to tell.