Poems (Himburg)/Just smile
JUST SMILE
It's hard to sing when things go wrong,And the world seems a dreary place,But better smile than cast a frown on any face.Yes, it's hard, I say, to endure all thingsAnd smile when things go wrong.
Just smile and smile wherever you goAnd make the world cheery for friend and foe.For giving way to a dreary life Means nothing to you or me. Content thyself where'er you beOr what your lot in life.
Forget your own cares and sing a song,Then the days to you will not seem so long,For there's not a soul in the world I sayBut has some cares and some dreary days.You win the battle when you say, "I'll smile,No matter what may come the while,"And bravely bear, tho' your heart must ache,Whate'er your lot in life may be— Just Smile.