When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,

When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,

When the funds are low and the debts are high,

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit-

Rest if you must, but don’t you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,

As every one of us sometimes learns,

And many a fellow turns about

When he might have won had...