Keep a-Goin’!

• (1900)
• by Frank Lebby Stanton

• Ef you strike a thorn or rose,
• Keep a-goin’!
• Ef it hails, or ef it snows,
• Keep a-goin’!
• ’Taint no use to sit an’ whine,
• When the fish ain’t on yer line;
• Bait yer hook an’ keep a-tryin’—
• Keep a-goin’!
• When the weather kills yer crop,
• Keep a-goin’!
• When you tumble from the top,
• Keep a-goin’!
• S’pose you’re out o’ every dime,
• Bein’ so ain’t any crime;
• Tell the world you’re feelin’ prime—
• Keep a-goin’!
• When it looks like all is up,
• Keep a-goin’!
• Drain the sweetness from the cup,
• Keep a-goin’!
• See the wild birds on the wing,
• Hear the bells that sweetly ring,
• When you feel like sighin’ sing—
• Keep a-goin’!